With the rapid development of electric vehicles, major car companies have turned their attention to power batteries and plan to invest more energy in this. On January 19, Zhichepai learned that Honda Motor co., Ltd. announced that it had signed a joint development agreement for lithium-metal batteries with Boston-based electric vehicle battery company SES.
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It is reported that Honda introduced in a statement that SES plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction, and Honda plans to purchase about 2% of the shares of its listed company SES AI Corporation.
Honda signed an agreement with electric vehicle battery company SES
In addition, Shinji Aoyama, Honda's managing executive officer in charge of electrification, said that batteries are an important part of electric vehicles, and Honda has been working on solutions to achieve large-capacity, safe and low-cost next-generation batteries, including all-solid-state batteries that the company is independently developing.
Founded in 2012, SES is a company focused on the research and development of batteries for electric vehicles. In November last year, SES released the ApolloTM lithium metal battery, which has a capacity of 107Ah. In addition, SES also announced that it is building a new gigafactory in Jiading, Shanghai, with a total area of 30,000 square meters, which is scheduled to be completed in 2023. Currently, in addition to Honda, SES also cooperates with General Motors and Hyundai Motors.