BASF will deliver a seminar in the ‘The Battery Show’ trade expo to be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Detroit, Michigan from 25th to 27th October.
The seminar titled, “Solutions for E-cars: Enhancing Energy Density - Cost Position - Driving Range," will be delivered from 2.30 – 4.00 PM on 25th October bringing into foreground the recent chemical research inventions that assist in making a breakthrough in electro-mobility.
Headquarters of the BASF Group - Ludwigshafen. Credit: BASF
The arranged seminar will allow the participants to know about the current developments and future course of electrolytes and cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries and also about polyurethanes and plastics for battery packs by way of presentations. The topics proposed to be covered during the seminar by the officials of the company include the long term and short term role of chemistry for E-cars, new cathode materials available for use in lithium-ion batteries, the role of high purity electrolyte solutions in meeting the growing automotive application demands, engineering plastics solutions available for use in E-cars and batteries and how the latest thermal insulation methods assist in extending the life span of battery packs.
BASF, having understood the growing role of batteries for electro-mobility in future will invest around three-digit million euros during the next five years in the areas of research, development and manufacture of advanced battery materials, A major part of this investment is diverted for the building of a production plant in Elyria, Ohio, to produce advanced cathode materials. The new facility to be completed with an investment of over $50 million is anticipated to provide cathode materials needed for the manufacture of high-performance lithium-ion batteries from the beginning of the third quarter in 2012.
According to Dr. Phillip Hanefeld, BASF Battery Materials’ Global Marketing and Strategy Manager, the research activities and products of the company significantly contribute in making the electric cars sustainable and inexpensive. While the company is moving forward in augmenting the performance of the batteries, it is also in the process of making new components that will assist in improving the energy efficiency of battery run vehicles such as intelligent heat management systems and lightweight composites required for such vehicles to attain an increased level of driving range with a reduced weight and overall system cost.