Scan the QR code with wechat < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > on March 16, Volkswagen Group, a German automobile manufacturer, held its first ever "a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%94%B5%E6%B1%A0 "> battery < / a > day" activity. At this event, Volkswagen summarized its strategy of reducing < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%94%B5%E5%8A%A8%E6%B1%BD%E8%BD%A6 "> plan for the cost of electric vehicles, including six new super batteries < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%B7%A5%E5%8E%82 "> factories < / a >, construction and expansion of charging network and introduction of new batteries. The Volkswagen Group said that it will reduce the cost of battery production by 50%, establish a number of battery factories around the world, expand the network of charging stations, and finally transition to solid-state battery technology, so as to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The company's ultimate goal is to build electric vehicles with longer driving range and faster charging time, which are the two major obstacles to the current large-scale adoption of electric vehicles. < / P > < p > Herbert diess, chief executive of Volkswagen Group, said: "our transformation will be rapid and unprecedented. This change will be bigger than anything the auto industry has seen in the last century. " < / P > < p > Volkswagen's nearly two-hour "battery day" is widely regarded as a response to similar activities of Tesla. The two car manufacturers talked about issues related to battery technology, supply chain, production and charging, in order to make electric vehicles more affordable and attractive. < / P > < p > < b > the following are the highlights of Volkswagen's "battery day" activities: < / b > < / P > < p > < b > battery and battery production < / b > < / P > < p > all electric vehicle companies know that in order to reduce vehicle costs and win greater competitive advantage, battery is absolutely the key factor, after all, battery accounts for a large proportion of the total cost of electric vehicles. With the increase of battery production and purchase, electric vehicle manufacturers will be able to reduce the overall cost of vehicles. Tesla highlighted this on battery day last September. < / P > < p > Volkswagen's road map is not much different from Tesla's. The company plans to significantly increase battery production in Europe and build six new battery plants, which will be fully operational by 2030. < / P > < p > Thomas schmall, member of VW's board of directors and chief executive of the parts business, said: "we hope to work with our partners to build and operate a total of six battery factories in Europe by 2030, so as to ensure the safety of supply." When the six new factories are completed, they will produce 240gwh batteries every year. Among them, the first two factories will be built in skeleft, Sweden and salzgit, Germany. Among them, salzgit plant will start to produce batteries for Volkswagen from 2025, with an annual capacity of up to 40gwh. < / P > < p > Volkswagen's third plant will be in Spain, Portugal or France, and its fourth will be in Eastern Europe. The location of the other two plants is to be determined. < / P > < p > VW also said that it "has decided to readjust its previous battery production plan and work with Swedish battery manufacturer northvolt to focus its production of high-quality batteries in northvolt ETT, a giant factory in skeleft.". The plant will start producing batteries in 2023 and eventually expand its capacity to 40gwh. < / P > < p > < b > launch new batteries in 2023 < / b > < / P > < p > although Volkswagen plans to purchase batteries from suppliers, it also plans to independently develop batteries in many battery production facilities. Volkswagen plans to launch a new unified prism battery in 2023, which will be used in all its brand cars. The ultimate goal is that 80% of the Volkswagen Group's electric vehicles will use the new unified battery. < / P > < p > Volkswagen's plan to reduce costs is achieved through the development and improvement of battery technology. "Our goal is to reduce the cost and complexity of the battery, while improving the range and performance of the battery," schmier said. This will ultimately make it cheaper to produce and use electric vehicles, and drive them to become the dominant mobile technology. " "In terms of batteries, we will also take advantage of economies of scale to benefit our customers," he said. On average, we will reduce the cost of the battery system to less than 100 euros (about $119) per kilowatt hour. Most experts believe that this will make the price of electric vehicles roughly the same as that of fuel vehicles. " < / P > < p > in the past decade, the cost per kilowatt hour of battery has been falling sharply, from US $1100 / kwh in 2010 to US $156 / kwh in 2019, a drop of 87%. Volkswagen's goal is to reduce the cost of batteries in the entry-level market by 50% and in the mass market by 30%. < / P > < p > < b > "value chain integration" < / b > < / P > < p > Volkswagen said that in order to ensure the long-term supply of batteries and ease people's concerns about its transformation to electric vehicles, the company will focus on establishing strategic partnerships with selected partners. < / P > < p > Volkswagen said: "the new prismatic unified battery also provides the best conditions for the transition to solid-state battery, which will be the next leap in battery technology. We expect to achieve this leap by mid-2025 and will consistently focus on building strategic partnerships to take full advantage of battery technology improvements and charging resources. " < / P > < p > in addition, Volkswagen Group said that it will adhere to its strategic financial objectives and will continue to strive to achieve a capital expenditure ratio of 6% by 2025. The company also plans to generate more than 10 billion euros (US $11.9 billion) of net cash flow in its core auto business. < / P > < p > < b > build a charging network with BP and others < / b > < / P > < p > Volkswagen is not only making a battery blueprint, but also making efforts to expand its charging platform, and calling on European power companies to help. Volkswagen said that it plans to have 18000 public express service centers in Europe by 2025_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%85%85%E7%94%B5%E6%A1%A9 "> charging piles < / a > have been put into operation, which is five times the current charging facilities for electric vehicles in Europe. < / P > < p > this goal will be achieved through a series of strategic partnerships. Volkswagen said it would work with oil giant BP and top European utilities Enel and Iberdrola to expand charging facilities for electric vehicles. < / P > < p > the company said it would work with BP to build about 8000 fast charging piles across Europe, most of which are concentrated in Germany and the UK. 此外，BP和Aral在德国和英国的加油?
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