List of electric vehicle battery manufacturers

List of world's largest EV cell manufacturers in 2023

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Battery manufacturer Production 2023[1] / EV volumes[2] Change from 2022[1] Market share[1] Headquarters Year founded Notes
CATL 260 / 242 GWh +41% 37% Ningde, Fujian, China 1999 World's largest battery manufacturer

Origins: Amperex Technology Limited

BYD / FinDreams 111 / 115 GWh +58% 16% Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 1995 focuses on LFP battery production for battery storage power stations and has introduced a blade battery technology which makes the application reasonable in mid-to long range term electric vehicles[3]
LG Energy Solution 96 / 108 GWh +34% 14% Seoul, South Korea 2020
Panasonic 45 / 57 GWh +26% 6% Osaka, Japan 1918
SK On 34.4 / 40 GWh +14% 4.9% Seoul, South Korea 2007
CALB 33.4 / 23.5 GWh +81% 4.7% Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 2007
Samsung SDI 32.6 / 35.7 GWh +36% 4.6% Seoul, South Korea 1970
Guoxuan / Gotion High Tech 17.1 GWh +23.1% 2.4% Hefei, Anhui, China 1995
EVE Energy 16.2 GWh +129.8% 2.3% Huizhou, Guangdong, China 2001 NMC, LFP, also battery storage power stations
Farasis Energy 16.7 GWh[2] +123%[2] 2.3%[2] Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China 2002 / 2009 founded in Hayward, California, United States, R&D in USA, Germany and China, production in China
Sunwoda 10.5 / 7.0 GWh +15.4% 1.5% Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 1997 production in China, India, Vietnam, Hungary, and Morocco[4]
Others 49.4 / 56.0 GWh +11.3% 7%

List of other large EV battery manufacturers

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Battery manufacturer Year founded Headquarters Production capacity (GWh) Type of battery OEM

customer

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A123 Systems 2001[5] Hangzhou, China 1.5 (2018)[6] Lithium-ion (LFP) Supplies Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines Formula One racing with parts for kinetic energy recovery system (KERS).

Supplies also companies in range-extender business like ALTe Powertrain Technologies, VIA Motors extended-range VTRUX.

AESC 2007 Yokohama, Japan Lithium-ion
  • Nissan[7]
  • BMW
  • Renault
Joint venture partner Envision (main), Nissan and Tokin Corporation.
Former JV partner was NEC.[8]
Akasol 2008 Darmstadt, Germany 2.5 (2022) Lithium-ion Yes Developing and manufacturing batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, regenerative energy facilities, battery electric busses, railway vehicles and other commercial vehicles. company was acquired by the American automotive supplier BorgWarner.[9]
Automotive Cells Company (ACC) 2020 Bruges, France 120 (planned for 2030)[10] Lithium-ion Planned Joint venture between SAFT, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis. ACC intends to build two large scale production facilities for battery cell in France and Germany to supply electric vehicles.
Coslight India 2007 Una, India Lithium-ion Unknown Electric Bus LFP batteries, EV LFP Batteries, E car LFP & NMC batteries.
GS Yuasa 1917 Kyoto, Japan Lithium-ion Joint ventures with Mitsubishi Motors, and Mitsubishi Corp.

Provides batteries for Mitsubishi.[11]

Hitachi[12][13] 1910 Tokyo, Japan Lithium-ion Unknown
Imperium3 New York (IM3NY) 2017[14] 32 (planned for 2030) Lithium-ion Yes Cobalt-free EV batteries for Lower end passenger EVs, Buses and Defence application. Cell developed and commercialised in partnership with Charge CCCV, also known as C4V and Australian company Magnis Energy Technologies, which has Nobel Laureate Professor Stanley Whittingham as an advisory director to the project and long time mentor to IM3NY chairman Dr Shailesh Upreti.[15]
InoBat Auto 2019 32 (planned for 2026)[16] Lithium-ion Planned Launched the world first 'intelligent battery' in October 2020.[17] Plans to partner with Rio Tinto to recycle its batteries[18] Currently constructing a R&D Facility in Slovakia, with further plans for a 32GWh facility.
Leclanché 1909 Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland 2.3 (2024) Lithium-ion (G-NMC & LTO) Yes Designs & manufactures proprietary G-NMC/LTO cells, modules & packs within its European facilities.[19]

Applications: Marine, Bus, Truck, Construction & Agriculture, GSE, Rail, Stationary & Specialty. Production capacity (Li-ion cells): 200MWh (2019) with roadmap to reach 2.3GWh by 2024.

Microvast 2006 Stafford, USA 4 (2021) Lithium-ion (LTO, NMC, LFP) Specialize in cells (LTO, NMC, LFP), modules and packs for commercial vehicles.
NEC 1899 Tokyo, Japan Lithium-ion
  • Nissan
Produced prototype batteries for Nissan.[22] Automotive Energy Supply (AESC) is Nissan's joint venture with NEC.[23]
Northvolt AB[24] 2019 Stockholm, Sweden 32 (planned for 2025) Lithium-ion Planned filed bankruptcy in November 2024. Factory production in Skellefteå, Sweden. Start of prototype production in 2022, scale up planned for 2024-25.
Volkswagen Group with Northvolt AB in JV[25] 2019 Salzgitter, Germany 16 Lithium-ion Planned NorthVolt Zwei (two), JV battery production in Salzgitter, Germany, for the electric vehicles of the Volkswagen Group. Start of production planned for end of 2023/early 2024.
Octillion Power Systems[26][27][28] 2009 Lithium-ion Lithium-ion battery supplier for the electric-vehicle battery market. Vehicles powered by Octillion batteries include China's Wuling Hongguang Mini and electric trucks produced by Brazilian manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Motores).
OptimumNano Energy[29] 2002 Shenzhen, China 5.5 (2019) LFP Unknown Large Chinese manufacturer, mostly for domestic market.
Primearth EV Energy 1996 Kosai, Japan NiMH, Lithium-ion a joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic.[31] Former JV partner was Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. till the 2010's.[30] Company will be renamed to Toyota Battery Co., Ltd. in October 2024.[31]

At least in the 90's produced batteries for Prius and RAV4.[30]

SAFT 1918 Levallois-Perret, France Lithium-ion Planned Since 2016 a subsidiary TotalEnergies. Saft is together Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis venture partner of ACC (see above).[32]
Sanyo 1947 Osaka, Japan NiMH Provides NiMH batteries for Honda and Ford hybrid vehicles[33] and Suzuki Swift.
Verkor[34] 2020 Dunkirk 16 (planned for 2026)[35] Planned European start-up with French mass center. supported by Renault. Aims for low-carbon batteries.[35]
WeLion 2016 Beijing, China 6 (30 planned for 2025) Lithium-ion Supplier of semi-solid state electrolyte NMC cells for Nio's 150 kWh swappable batteries. Has received government funding for research and development of solid-state batteries.[36]
Xerotech Ltd. 2015 Galway, Ireland Lithium-ion Yes Xerotech’s Hibernium® battery platform[37] is built on a modular platform, allowing for high flexibility and economies of scale.

The Hibernium® battery platform is designed for off-highway vehicle OEMs in every industry, including: Mining, Construction, Rail, Marine, Defense, and Everything Else.

List of smaller (<1GWh) EV battery and former cell manufacturers

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Battery manufacturer Year founded Headquarters Production capacity (GWh) Type of battery OEM

customer

Notes
Aptiv 1994 Dublin, Ireland LTO Unknown Delphi Automotive PLC.[citation needed]
BMZ Group 1994 Karlstein am Main, Germany Lithium-ion Unknown Lithium-ion batteries for e-buses, e-forklifts, e-vehicles like Streetscooter, e.Go, KION, Eurabus.[38]
Electrovaya 1996 Ontario, Canada Lithium-ion Signed deal to electrify Walmart forklifts. Have a strong presence in large distribution centers in Mexico, USA and Canada.
Ethium 1994 San Antonio, USA LFP No Designs and manufactures forklift battery boxes under the branding Ethium.[41]
Frey New Energy 2010 LFP Yes Manufacturer and distributor of lithium-ion battery cells, modules and customized packs for heavy-duty industrial EVs and machines, serving markets of mining, material handling, GSE, and other industrial applications.
Johnson Matthey Battery Systems 2006 Milton Keynes, United Kingdom LFP Company formerly named Axeon.[42] and is owned by Cummins.
Molicel 1998 Taipei, Taiwan Lithium-ion Formerly E-One Moli Energy.
Targray[44] 2010 Kirkland, Canada Lithium-ion Yes Major international supplier of advance materials for EV battery manufacturing and R&D. Notable products include cathode materials, anode materials, electrolyte, electrodes, metal foils, binders, battery packaging materials and lithium-ion cells.
Valence Technology[45] 1989 Henderson, USA LFP
  • Mercedes-Benz
Acquired by LithiumWerks in 2019.
VinES Energy Solutions 1993 Hanoi, Vietnam VinFast Member of VinGroup

See also

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