Volvo Automobiles and Northvolt have formally revealed that their joint battery manufacturing plant, introduced in 2021, will probably be in-built Gothenburg, Sweden.

The 2 companions beforehand determined to construct in Gothenburg a joint analysis and growth (R&D) middle. Contemplating that there’s Volvo Automobiles’ largest automotive plant within the space, the number of Gothenburg additionally for the battery plant is the subsequent logical step.

“The Swedish location of the plant, which will probably be in-built Torslanda, Gothenburg, gives advantages by way of a direct route into Volvo Automobiles’ largest automotive plant, entry to infrastructure, a powerful pipeline of renewable power provide and related job competences, in addition to its proximity to each Volvo Automobiles’ and Northvolt’s R&D items.”

The R&D facility will turn out to be operational in 2022, with a couple of hundred jobs. The development of the battery gigafactory will begin in 2023, whereas manufacturing of collectively developed battery cells will begin in 2025 (quantity manufacturing in 2026). An fascinating factor is {that a} former Tesla government Adrian Clarke has been appointed to steer the manufacturing firm (Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson is also a former Tesla exec).

As beforehand hinted, the potential manufacturing capability will probably be 50 GWh per 12 months. In response to Volvo, it must be sufficient for roughly 500,000 automobiles. That is a transparent indication of 100 kWh battery packs.

The 2 companions have proven an instance picture of a prismatic battery cell with a Northvolt and Volvo brand. Volvo Automobiles intend to be engaged in battery cell growth and manufacturing. Beforehand the corporate introduced additionally in-house electrical motor manufacturing.

The cells from the plant will probably be utilized in next-generation Volvo in addition to in Polestar electrical automobiles.

“…state-of-the-art battery cells, particularly developed to be used in next-generation pure electrical Volvo and Polestar automobiles.”

“The partnership between Volvo Automobiles and Northvolt will deal with creating tailored batteries and car integration ideas that give Volvo and Polestar drivers what they need, comparable to lengthy vary and fast charging occasions.”

Volvo Automobiles and Northvolt battery gigafactory briefly:

• Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
• Development: begin in 2023
• Manufacturing: begin in 2025, quantity in 2026
• Capability: potential of as much as 50 GWh/12 months
• Jobs: as much as 3,000
• Utility: Volvo and Polestar automobiles
• Native R&D web site to be prepared in 2022 (a couple of hundred jobs)
• a complete of 30 billion SEK (€2.9 billion/$3.3 billion) funding in R&D and gigafactory

By 2030, Volvo goals to supply and promote solely totally electrical automobiles. Polestar already is totally electrical (excluding the preliminary and really restricted Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid).

In June 2021, Volvo positioned an preliminary order for 15 GWh of Northvolt battery cells per 12 months, beginning in 2024. These cells, at the very least initially, will come from Northvolt’s major plant.

Northvolt produced its very first battery cell at its Northvolt Ett gigafactory in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, within the last days of 2021. This plant could have a producing capability of as much as 60 GWh/12 months. Volkswagen Group holds a couple of 20% stake in Northvolt.

Northvolt has additionally a battery recycling program, Revolt, at Northvolt Labs in Västerås, Sweden. The corporate plans to construct the Revolt Ett, a giga-scale recycling plant, adjoining to Northvolt Ett gigafactory in Skellefteå, Sweden. Development will begin in Q1 2022.