Newly Developed Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Technology for a Mass-Market Electric Vehicle Nissan Motor Company, Limited

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Kinoshita, Kinoshita, author.

Contributor:

Amagai, Ryuichi

Hirai, Toshiro

Sato, Keisuke

Watanabe, Yasuharu

Yamazaki, Yasuo

Conference Name:

SAE 2013 World Congress & Exhibition (2013-04-16 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2013

Summary:

This paper describes a high-capacity lithium-ion battery pack that was newly developed for use in global mass production of the Nissan LEAF electric vehicle. The mass-market Nissan LEAF was launched in December 2010, and mass production began on a global scale in 2012. This development is in line with the Nissan Green Program 2010, a medium-term environmental action plan under which the diffusion of zero-emission cars is being promoted.The lithium-ion battery is one of the key technologies of electric vehicles (EVs). The battery pack accounts for a large proportion of the EV body size, weight and cost. Therefore, achieving a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery pack suitable for global mass production on a scale comparable to vehicle mass production will be an important factor in supporting widespread diffusion of EVs.The newly developed battery pack cuts the weight and costs significantly as a result of simplifying the structures of the battery module and battery pack. The battery pack development policy is outlined below.This paper describes the lithium-ion battery pack and module for global mass production and the key breakthrough technologies that made them possible

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Publisher Number:

2013-01-1543

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