On December 12, GAC Aion's Inpai Battery Intelligent Ecological Factory was officially completed and put into operation, and at the same time, the magazine battery 2 was released0 new breakthrough - P58 microcrystalline super battery, high safety, high performance, long life, battery cell acupuncture does not smoke. Ma Shu, Deputy Secretary-General of Guangzhou City, Chen Dejun, Director of Guangzhou State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Zeng Qinghong, Chairman of GAC Group, Feng Xingya, General Manager, Gu Huinan, General Manager of GAC Aion, and Xu Junhai, Head of Inpai Battery Technology, attended the completion ceremony.
From left to right: Xu Junhai, General Manager of Inpai Battery Technology, Feng Xingya, General Manager of GAC Group and Chairman of GAC Aion, and Zeng Qinghong, Chairman of GAC GroupThe full-stack self-developed and self-produced battery has accumulated steadily, and the P58 microcrystalline super cell is far ahead by more than half a step!
In recent years, domestic new energy vehicle companies have sprung up, and policy promotion is undoubtedly an important reason. Since 2010, new energy vehicles have been listed as one of China's seven strategic emerging industries, but at that time, the industry was still holding a wait-and-see attitude towards the development of new energy vehicles, and few car companies really set foot in the field of electric vehicles.
As one of the earliest domestic OEMs to start the development and application of electrification and independent power batteries, GAC Group began the research and development of battery systems and BMS in 2011, and in 2015, the first self-designed PHEV battery pack was put into production on the GS4 PHEV, and in 2017, GAC Aion's first self-developed EV battery pack was put into production, and in the same year, the independent research and development of power battery cells and the construction of battery cell test lines were launchedSince 2021, a number of advanced battery technologies such as magazine battery system safety technology, sponge silicon anode sheet battery, and ultra-double speed battery have been released successively, and the battery cell pilot line will be completed and put into use in 2022. Years of technology accumulation have laid a solid foundation for the large-scale mass production of today's independent power batteries.
After careful calculation, GAC Aion's reserves in the field of battery research and development have been as long as 12 years. With the completion of the Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory, GAC Aion has officially mastered the ability of full-stack self-development and self-production of battery cells. As a magazine battery 2The latest product of the 0 series, the P58 microcrystalline super energy cell, overcomes various material and technical problems, and has the characteristics of ultra-high safety, high energy density, long life and excellent fast charging performance.
In terms of cell safety, the P58 microcrystalline super energy cell is based on the highly stable lithium iron phosphate cathode chemical system, nano-ceramic high-temperature polymer composite coated separator, high-safety electrolyte and other technical applications, which truly realize no smoke and no ** during the acupuncture process of the cell, and the temperature rise is less than 1, almost no change;It can also fail under high-strength extrusion, and its pressure resistance exceeds 1200kN, and the deformation tolerance reaches 45%, which exceeds the requirements of the national standard by 12 times and 3 times, respectivelyWith the magazine battery 20 technology, which can realize the whole pack of batteries, reshaping the new standard of battery safety.
In order to achieve high energy density, the P58 microcrystalline super-energy cell achieves an internal volume utilization rate of more than 90% through the optimized design of square lamination and direct welding of the top cover tab, which can finally make the vehicle cruising range exceed 700km, which is even higher than the density of many ternary lithium batteries. At the same time, it also has 3C fast charging capability, which can be charged in 10 minutes and has a range of 250km, which further solves the user's battery life anxiety.
Thanks to the application of technologies such as multi-step film formation and low-consumption lithium anode, the cycle life of P58 microcrystalline super-energy cells has reached more than 4,000 weeks at room temperature, more than 3,300 weeks at high temperature, and the theoretical mileage of the vehicle can exceed 1.5 million kilometers, which is more than 25% higher than the mainstream level of the industry.
At present, GAC Aion's products all use magazine batteries, and more than 650,000 vehicles are mass-produced, and there has been no spontaneous combustion so far. With the production of the new generation of P58 microcrystalline super cells, the two major brand models of Aion and Haobo will be empowered in the future, and their competitiveness will undoubtedly jump significantly, helping to further break through sales.
Five of the world's leading benchmark factories have redefined the new standard of intelligent manufacturing of lithium batteries in the TWH era
Advanced battery cells must not only be developed, but also manufactured efficiently and with high quality. In the manufacturing process, the precision control of rolling, cutting, welding, etc., will directly affect the safety, energy density and other key properties of the battery. Therefore, at the beginning of the project, the development of advanced process technology was placed in the same important position as the development of advanced products.
In order to achieve large-scale and high-quality mass production of P58 microcrystalline super cells, Inpai Battery Intelligent Ecological Factory has developed three major process manufacturing groups, including ultra-thin foil, ultra-high stability, and ultra-high compacted electrode piece intelligent manufacturing technologyThe high-speed cutting and stacking technology of large-size pole pieces and the highly integrated packaging technology of ultra-thin and ultra-long battery cells have greatly improved the overall control accuracy by more than 30% compared with the industry.
Based on the three major process production technology groups, the Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory also uses big data, AI and other advanced technologies to empower it, setting five benchmarks for battery factories and redefining the new standard of lithium battery intelligent manufacturing in the TWH era.
As the world's first benchmark factory for extreme process safety, the intelligent ecological factory of Inpai Battery is based on preventing thermal runaway of battery cells, establishing process safety control standards, ensuring process consistency from the system, achieving "zero" foreign bodies and "zero" burrs for electrode pieces, strengthening limit verification, and improving the ultimate safety of products.
In order to meet the quality requirements of aviation, Inpai Battery Intelligent Ecological Factory has increased the quality defect target to 10-9, built an ultra-advanced intelligent production line through ultra-high-level process design, achieved ultra-high-precision inspection, and made it the world's first ultra-aviation-grade quality benchmark factory.
Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory is also the world's first ultra-efficient flexible benchmark factory, with a second-level production cycle of battery cells (2S) and the world's highest 6GWh single-line production capacityIt can realize the mixed line production of a full range of products, hour-level changeover of battery cells, seamless changeover of pack, and reduce the capacity switching loss by more than 90%, achieving the ultimate efficiency and ultra-high flexibility and deep integration.
In terms of digital application, the Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory adopts a cloud-native technology architecture, with digital twins, data-driven and digital intelligent decision-making as specific starting points, and sets up a super 150,000 data monitoring points realize data pull-through and coverage in the whole business field of R&D, production, supply and sales, effectively improve operational efficiency and R&D iteration speed, and reduce production waste and comprehensive energy consumption of factories, which can be called the world's first benchmark factory for digital native intelligent manufacturing.
In addition, through three major measures: green electricity, energy saving, and waste recycling, Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory has built a world-leading low-carbon and environmentally friendly benchmark factory, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 2 percent annually50,000 tons, equivalent to planting more than 2.52 million trees per year.
In summary, the intelligent ecological factory of Inpai Battery can maximize the value of personnel, intelligent manufacturing with zero defects, greatly improve production efficiency, greatly reduce inventory rate, and achieve more extreme benefits and cost optimization.
Excellent craftsmanship and top manufacturing standards can perfectly restore the industry-leading battery technology. It is reported that the first phase of the Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory can achieve a production capacity of 6GWh, and the 36GWh production line will be completed in the later stage, while meeting the sales demand of 600,000. A variety of batteries such as sodium-ion batteries and all-solid-state batteries will also be mass-produced on this production line.
GAC Aion's ecological closed loop ushered in the last piece of the puzzle
The official operation of the Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory is of great significance to GAC Aion.
With the further evolution of the electrification era, the competition in the automotive industry is shifting from a single "product" competition to a "product + ecology" competition. For new energy vehicles, the battery is the key factor related to the power and manufacturing costs, and it is also the core and one of the keys to winning in the future competition in the new energy vehicle industry.
GAC Group has always adhered to the three-way measures of "merit-based outsourcing, joint venture cooperation, and independent development". As one of the very few GAC Aion in the world with the strength of self-developed and self-produced battery cells, compared with directly purchasing the existing first-class batteries on the market, Inpai Battery Technology can combine batteries for integrated design of the whole vehicle, and empower products through top R&D and manufacturing capabilities. In the future, we can also launch more extreme and high-quality battery-enabled products according to the attributes of the developed models, so as to bring users a step ahead of the technological enjoyment. This exclusive development capability is also the only way to build high-end pure electric vehicles, which is a crucial step for GAC Aion to impact the high-end market and enhance the comprehensive strength of its high-end luxury brand Haobo.
On the other hand, with the completion of the Inpai Battery Intelligent Ecological Factory, it marks that GAC Aion has fully opened up the layout of the energy ecological industry chain including upstream raw materials, R&D, manufacturing, battery ** and cascade utilization, completed the core puzzle of energy ecology, and officially became an energy company, and it is also one of the very few OEMs in the world that has realized full-stack self-development and self-production of batteries. In the future, GAC Aion will take the Inpai Battery Smart Ecological Factory as the core, and build an energy ecology that includes optical storage, charging, and swapping energy supply network, energy network autonomous driving, battery cascade utilization, battery banking and other businesses around "electricity + battery", so as to further improve the new space for efficiency.
Of course, building the Inpai battery intelligent ecological factory is only the epitome of GAC Aion's high-quality development in recent years. In the first 11 months of this year, GAC Aion's cumulative sales reached 434056 units, and the total production and sales have exceeded 950,000 units since it was put into production, which is only one step away from the million mark. Car companies that have achieved one million production and sales for the first time have taken 5 years, Lynk & Co 7 years, Tesla 12 years, BYD 13 years, and Toyota 35 years ......In other words, GAC Aion, which has been in production for less than 5 years, may become the world's fastest car brand to exceed one million production and sales!
On the basis of consolidating sales, GAC Aion's dual brand also delivered a full score in the first year. As a high-end luxury brand under GAC Aion, Haobo has launched three masterpieces so far: with 1The pure electric luxury supercar Haobo SSR, which has a 000-00 acceleration performance in 9 seconds, the Haobo GT, the representative of China's new energy 20 million off-line model, and the Haobo HT, which is the first choice for elite families.
In the face of the next stage of competition, GAC Aion is fully prepared. In addition to ushering in the completion and operation of the Inpai Battery Intelligent Ecological Factory, it is controlled by GAC Aion with a total investment of 21The 600 million yuan Ruipai electric drive plant is also about to be completed, and the quark electric drive, which has halved the volume and doubled the power, will also be self-produced in the near future. At this point, GAC Aion will realize that the three electric vehicles will no longer be separated, and through the leading, stable, independent and controllable industrial chain layout, it is accelerating to the next million sprint.