Future cost of power battery system is expected to decrease

"In the next 1-2 years, the cost of power cells can reach 1 yuan per watt-hour. Electric vehicles and fuel trucks will have a cost-effective advantage. That's what I got at an industry conference.

According to a well-known industry expert who put forward this view, there are both structural breakthroughs and structural problems in China's power cell field: Although it has reached the top in the world in terms of power cell technology breakthroughs. But at the same time, there are also problems of overcapacity in the middle and low end, and insufficient production capacity in the high quality.

He believes that the current power battery has become one of the important factors that restrict the popularization of new energy vehicles in China. The main reasons include: the new energy vehicle industry policy system and the power cell matching and run-in insufficient; The cooperative development of new energy automobile industry and power battery industry has not been well established. The ecological development of the power battery industry has not entered a benign development, especially in recent years, the price increase of raw materials has brought about a greater negative impact.

He also pointed out that with the continuous progress of domestic power battery technology in recent years, the rate of reduction of battery costs has been accelerating. Some companies have already stated that the cost of battery systems can be reached within 1 yuan per watt-hour within two years. "Within two years, the cost of a power battery can reach 1 yuan (per watt), which is above 200 Wh/kg in energy and will determine that electric vehicles have a cost-effective advantage over fuel vehicles. " He said the domestic power battery industry would grow well as technology accelerated, upstream material prices gradually returned to rationality and policies matched the power cell industry.

At the same time, he believes that the demand for power batteries in the international market is very strong. Due to its advantages in technology, production management, and cost, the next 1-2 years will also be a good time for China's power battery industry to "go out". Europe may be the preferred destination.

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