"Volvo's turnaround plan includes not only improving its software, but also equipping its future electric vehicles with some of the most advanced battery technology available outside China. The EX60 mid-size electric SUV will go on sale in the U.S. and global markets next year, and it will have battery options with two different chemistries, Anders Bell, Volvo's Chief Technology Officer, told InsideEVs in an interview at the brand's U.S. manufacturing plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina."
"Bell did not confirm the exact battery chemistry on the EX60, but suggested that lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are absolutely on the table for the next-generation SPA3 platform that the EV will ride on. Volvo's two major battery suppliers are China's CATL and Korea's LG Energy Solution. CATL manufactures both LFP and traditional nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries, whereas LGES primarily makes high-nickel cells."
"We have standardized a form factor of cells, large prismatic, which will then allow us to be cell omnivores as much as possible, Bell said, referring to the shape of the cell allowing it to accommodate any battery chemistry. BMW's round battery cells and prismatic battery cells. Prismatic cells are common in China and are now gaining popularity in the West."
The EX60 mid-size electric SUV will go on sale next year in the U.S. and global markets and will offer battery options with two different chemistries. Lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry is a candidate for the next-generation SPA3 platform, alongside nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) and high-nickel cells supplied by CATL and LG Energy Solution. The EX30 already offers a 51-kWh LFP pack and a 69-kWh NMC variant in Europe, with only the NMC pack available in the U.S. Volvo is standardizing on large prismatic cell form factors to accept multiple chemistries, lower cost and weight, and increase body stiffness, mirroring broader industry adoption.
Read at insideevs.com
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