On September 25, the MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) of the People’s Republic of China announced on its official website the 337th batch of “Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products Announcement”.
We already have a draft with some information to discuss, but the final document will be released on September 30. Only then I can update the article with more details.
Now let’s see the information available on this already released draft.
In China it’s no longer a discussion, BEV is the way to go.
Anyway, two fully electric cars on that list are the BYD e2 and e3, which previously had NCM batteries and now get a new module-less and cobalt-free BYD Blade Battery with 47,52 kWh.
BYD e2
BYD e2
BYD e2 specs
Previously with a 47,3 kWh NCM battery, the BYD e2 weighted 1.325 kg (40 kg less).
BYD e3
BYD e3
BYD e3 specs
Previously with a 47,3 kWh NCM battery, the BYD e3 weighted 1.330 kg (30 kg less).
#BYD e2, e3 blade battery versions apply for MIIT sales/subsidy approval, #China media reports.
Earlier reports said BYD blade #battery production cannot meet current demand, plans to expand Chongqing plant capacity to 20 GWh by year end from current 6 Gwh. pic.twitter.com/ctZ5BeNN6O— Moneyball (@DKurac) September 25, 2020
Current annual production capacity of BYD Blade Battery is at 6 GWh and isn’t enough to meet demand, but BYD plans to expand to 20 GWh before this year ends. While 6 GWh is only enough for 120.000 battery packs with 50 kWh each, 20 GWh allows to assemble 400.000 units.
So far it seems that the smaller BYD e1 with its 32,2 kWh NCM battery is the only electric car from BYD that is still not confirmed to get a Blade Battery.
