Affected by the price increase of battery raw materials, in recent times, domestic electric vehicle companies have collectively increased prices, in addition to four-wheeled electric vehicles, even two-wheeled electric bicycles have also been affected.
On March 21, Xiaoniu Electric issued an announcement that due to the sharp increase in the price of raw materials (prices) such as upstream lithium batteries, Xiaoniu Electric will raise the retail guidance price of all lithium battery products on April 1, 2022, with an increase of 200-1000 yuan, which will be subject to the release at that time.
It is reported that the reasons for the price increase of car companies are pointed to the high cost of raw materials and inflationary pressures, and in terms of raw materials, the upstream costs led by nickel and lithium carbonate are still continuing to pile up. Nickel prices are still in a high position; The highest ex-factory price of battery-grade lithium carbonate has reached 530,000 yuan / ton, and the average market price has also exceeded the mark of 500,000 yuan / ton.
A few days ago, Ideal Auto CEO Li Xiang said that at present, the brands that have contracted with battery manufacturers to determine the price increase in the second quarter have basically announced price increases immediately. If there is no price increase, most of them have not yet been negotiated, and the price will generally increase immediately after waiting for the negotiation.
In fact, not only the car with a large battery, the electric sound of the maverick means that the electric bicycle with only 1 or 2kWh installed is also affected by the battery price increase, which is really surprising.
But what is more exaggerated is that recently, Xiaomi Lu Weibing also tweeted: "The recent price increase of battery materials is very outrageous, cherish the super power mobile phone." ”
Is the scope of the battery price increase so outrageous that even the small battery in the mobile phone is not spared?