Electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility, France
Name of the Project
Electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility.
Location
The project will be located at the Saft Nersac plant near Angoulême, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France.
Project Owner/s
The Automotive Cell Company (ACC), a 50:50 joint venture between Saft, a subsidiary of Total, and car manufacturer Groupe PSA/Opel. During the commercial production phase, Saft’s share in ACC will decline to 33%.
Project Description
Saft and PSA plan to combine their experience to develop an EV battery manufacturing activity in Europe.
The project will leverage pioneering research and development (R&D), notably provided by Saft, to produce EV batteries in 2023. The technology used will offer the highest level of energy performance in terms of range and charging time, and a lower carbon footprint than that of the competition, setting a new standard in Europe.
The first phase of the project focuses on R&D, including building a pilot plant at Saft’s Nersac facility. This will trigger the investment decision for a large-scale production plant (8 GWh initially, increasing to 24 GWh later on) in the northern Hauts-de-France region. This will be followed by a second plant of equal capacity in Germany, to reach 48 GWh of combined capacity by 2030.
The plant will produce one-million batteries a year, or 10% to 15% of the European market.
Potential Job Creation
The project will create about 200 high-skilled jobs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region to develop, qualify and commercially scale up new, high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
Capital Expenditure
€200-million.
Planned Start/End Date
The pilot plant is scheduled to start up in mid-2021.
About €5-billion will be required to complete the entire project.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Saft, tel +33 1 58 63 16 00 or email saftpress.contact@saftbatteries.com.
Groupe PSA, tel +33 6 61 93 29 36 or email psa-presse@mpsa.com.
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