China\u2019s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world\u2019s largest battery supplier by capacity, has opened a new battery production phase claimed to be capable of manufacturing one cell per second.<\/p>\n
CATL, a major battery supplier to brands like\u00a0Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and many others, was able to achieve this blistering pace thanks to a highly automated production line at its power and energy storage base in Guian New District in China\u2019s southwestern Guizhou province, the company said in a press release.<\/p>\n
Its new manufacturing facility is spread over 0.36 square miles (0.95 square kilometers) and is being built in two phases with a planned combined annual capacity of 60 gigawatt-hours \u2013 the $960 million first phase is already operational and has an annual production capacity of 30 GWh of power and energy storage batteries.<\/p>\n
Thanks to 95 percent automation, not only can it produce one lithium-ion battery cell per second, but it can also assemble an entire battery pack in just 2.5 minutes. The average time for producing individual cells and battery packs is unclear, but irrespective of that, putting such high-density batteries together in such a short time sounds impressive.<\/p>\n