- Volkswagen Group China and Jiangsu Huayou unveil the “30KW78KWh Full Time Domain Active Balance Echelon Mobile Energy Storage System” to explore the echelon utilization of used power batteries.
- The energy storage system will first be put into use at the Huayou Cobalt plant and is planned to be gradually extended to Volkswagen Group’s production bases in China in the future.
- In the future, the Group will continue to deepen cooperation with Huayou Cobalt and other partners in China to further develop the industrial ecology of power battery recycling, echelon utilization and efficient recycling of raw materials.
- Sharma Gajender, Head of Group After Sales of Volkswagen Group China: “This product is an important exploration of the Volkswagen Group in the field of used power batteries. The Group will work together with partners in the future to shape a sustainable closed-loop industrial value chain for power batteries.”
Volkswagen Group China and Jiangsu Huayou, a subsidiary of Huayou Cobalt, have launched a pilot project to develop “30KW78KWh Full Time Domain Active Balance Echelon Mobile Energy Storage System” based on Volkswagen’s used power batteries in an effort to deepen strategic roll-outs along the entire power battery lifecycle. This project is another important cooperation between Volkswagen Group and Huayou Cobalt in the development of the battery industry value chain, following the announcement in March 2022 to jointly lay out the battery raw material supply chain.
Sharma Gajender, Head of Group After Sales of Volkswagen Group China, said: “In the era of electric mobility, improving resource efficiency throughout the product lifecycle and strengthening environmental protection is one of the important issues that Volkswagen Group has been deeply engaged in for a long time. The launch of the mobile energy storage system is an important exploration for the Volkswagen Group to roll out the commercial application of used power batteries and shape the industrial ecology. In the future, the Group will continue to work together with partners to shape a sustainable closed-loop power battery industry value chain and jointly contribute to the sustainable transformation of China’s automotive industry.”
The “30KW78KWh Full Time Domain Active Balance Echelon Mobile Energy Storage System” is developed based on Volkswagen Group’s used ternary power batteries, and adopts Huayou’s patented technologies such as fast sorting technology for used power batteries, efficient and safe BMS management technology, and full time domain balance technology. While maintaining the original battery pack structure, Volkswagen Group China and Jiangsu Huayou have jointly created a digital control system tailored to the application of echelon batteries to ensure the safe operation of the energy storage equipment. The product can be used for power replenishment, demand capacity increase, peak shaving and emergency power consumption, and can be intelligently matched to achieve optimal power operation. The energy storage system will first be put into use at the plant of Huayou Cobalt and is planned to be gradually extended to the Volkswagen Group’s production bases in China in the future. This project is another exploratory development by Volkswagen Group China and Jiangsu Huayou for the decommissioned power battery market. Previously, the two companies had utilized Volkswagen’s used power batteries to create echelon batteries for low-speed two-wheelers and launched pilot products.
The amount of used batteries is increasing year by year along with the fast development of China’s new energy vehicle market. How to responsibly deal with used power batteries is gradually becoming an important issue within the industry. Under the NEW AUTO strategy, Volkswagen Group China will continue to explore with partners such as Huayou Cobalt to create a sustainable closed-loop value chain covering the entire lifecycle of batteries, from raw material sourcing to recycling. The echelon utilization of power batteries is an important part of this goal. The Volkswagen Group will continue to take initiatives with partners to promote the sustainable development of China’s new energy vehicle industry and aim to achieve carbon neutrality globally across the entire product lifecycle by 2050.