RENAULT GROUP: Renault Group places France at the heart of its
industrial strategy for EV batteries
Renault Group places France at the heart
of its industrial strategy for
EV batteries
PRESS RELEASEJune 28th, 2021 |
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Renault Group announces the signing of two major
partnerships in the field of the design and production of
Electric
Vehicles
batteries:
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Renault Group
enters into
a strategic partnership with Envision AESC
as it sets up a
gigafactory in Douai,
close to Renault
ElectriCity, to
support manufacture
of latest
technology, cost-competitive,
low-carbon batteries to
make electrical mobility more
accessible in Europe.
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Renault Group signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the
French start-up Verkor
to co-develop and then manufacture
high-performance batteries, with a view of owning a more than 20%
stake in Verkor.
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The combination of these two partnerships with
Renault ElectriCity
industrial cluster will
create nearly 4,500 direct jobs in France by 2030,
while developing a robust battery
manufacturing ecosystem in the heart of Europe.
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A new step along the path of the
‘Renaulution’
strategic plan, as the Group and its
Alliance partners bolster their competitive edge and efficiency in
the EV market.
Boulogne-Billancourt, June 28th, 2021 –Renault
Group announces today its strategy for EV battery design and
production in France. A major milestone of the ‘Renaulution’ road
map, the Group's battery strategy comes to life through the signing
of two major partnerships: with Envision AESC – a global player in
world-leading battery technology and smart, digitalised, low-carbon
battery plants, and a long-standing partner of Nissan – and Verkor,
the Grenoble-based start-up specialized in development of EV
battery cells. This strategy will help Renault Group become a more
competitive and efficient EV player, accelerate its industrial
transformation, and reach its ecological transition targets.
These two most recent partnerships go hand in
hand with existing programmes within Renault Group, in particular
the historic agreement with LG Chem which currently supplies
battery modules for Renault's electric range and for the upcoming
MéganE. In parallel, there are on-going discussions with ACC to
potentially join the ecosystem as of 2027. Research also continues
within the Alliance to deploy solid battery technology from 2030,
with the ASSB project (All Solid-State Battery technology).
"Our battery strategy builds on Renault Group’s
ten years of experience and investment in the electric mobility
value chain. The latest strategic partnerships with Envision AESC
and Verkor greatly bolster our position as we ensure the
Europe-based production of one million electric vehicles by 2030.
This marks a major milestone as we strengthen our competitive edge,
by rooting our Group in the underlying momentum of French industry
and striving to reach our carbon neutrality objectives. The Group
thus reaffirms its willingness to produce popular, affordable, and
cost-effective electric cars in France", said Luca
de Meo, CEO of Renault
Group.
Envision AESC:
A
gigafactory
in Douai for
affordable,
European-made EV
models.
As part of its EV strategy, Renault Group is
partnering with Envision AESC which will develop a gigafactory in
Douai with a capacity of 9 GWh in 2024 and with aim of reaching 24
GWh by 2030. As the battery arm of global green tech company
Envision Group, it will invest up to €2 billion to produce
latest technology, cost-competitive, low-carbon and safe batteries
for electric models, including the future R5. Thanks to this
partnership, Envision AESC forecasts 2,500 new jobs by 2030.The
proximity of the Envision AESC’s gigafactory to Renault ElectriCity
production sites at Douai, Maubeuge and Ruitz, which will create
700 additional jobs in the Hauts-de-France region, means Renault
Group can significantly boost its competitive edge and greatly
improve the efficiency of its EV production chain.
Douai’s gigafactory opens the way for the
production of low-carbon batteries as part of the objectives
outlined in the European Green Deal and for the development of
closed-loop recycling solutions for production waste and
end-of-life batteries. In line with commitments made by the Renault
Group, it will significantly contribute to achieving carbon
neutrality in Europe by 2040 and worldwide by 2050, with EV sales
making up 90% of all Renault brand sales by 2030.
“Envision Group’s mission is to be the net zero
technology partner of choice for global enterprises, governments,
and cities. We are therefore delighted that Renault Group chose
Envision AESC batteries for its next generation of EVs. Investing
to build a new gigafactory in northern France, we aim to support
the net zero carbon transition by making high performance, longer
range batteries and EVs affordable and accessible for millions more
motorists. This first phase development will unlock future
large-scale investment to grow the local supply chain and develop
the whole life cycle opportunities of batteries, including energy
storage, battery reuse, smart charging and closed loop recycling.
It has the potential to create thousands of new high value green
jobs as part of an end-to-end battery ecosystem in the region.”
said Lei Zhang, founder and Chief Executive Officer of
Envision Group.
Renault Group and
Verkor: A pilot production line for
high-performance batteries by 2022 and a
state-of-the-art giga factory
by 2026.
In addition to its partnership with Envision
AESC, Renault Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to
become shareholder of Verkor with a stake of over 20% in the
company and plans to join the consortium that was created around
the French start-up in 2020. The consortium aims at tackling
challenges relating to digitalisation, de-carbonisation, and the
strengthening the French and European industries within the
sector.
Renault Group and Verkor intend to develop
jointly a high-performance battery suitable for the C and higher
segments of the Renault range, as well as for the Alpine models.
Together with the consortium, they will help create of more than
200 direct jobs.
The initial phases of the partnership will
involve the financing of a R&D centre (Verkor Innovation
Centre) and a pilot line for battery cell and module prototyping
and production in France as early as 2022. The second phase will
see Verkor moving forward to create the first gigafactory for high
performance batteries in France, with an initial capacity of 10 GWh
for the Renault Group from 2026, potentially rising to 20 GWh by
2030.
Cooperation between Renault Group and Verkor
will be based on a common road map to reduce carbon emissions from
battery manufacturing by 75% compared to traditional process, and
to establish a supply chain that allows traceability and secures
the availability of raw materials used in EV models.
“We are proud to be associated with Renault
Group and look forward to delivering on our common vision of making
e-mobility widely available, through this partnership. This is a
major deal which demonstrates our progress along our roadmap to
generate up to 50 GWh of battery cell production capacity by
2030 – a cornerstone in developing a competitive, sovereign and
sustainable battery supply chain in Europe”, said
Benoit Lemaignan CEO
of Verkor.The capital investment into
Verkor is subject to the conditions that are normally applicable to
this type of transaction, in particular the regulatory consultation
of labour relations bodies.
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A presentation of Renault Group's technological
ecosystem, including partnerships with Envision AESC and Verkor,
will be made at the Renault eWays online conference, which will
take place on Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 at 11:00am (CET). During
the event, Luca de Meo and his team will present the Renault Group
strategy to be at the forefront of electrification by making
affordable and cost-effective electric vehicles.
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About Renault GroupRenault
Group is at the forefront of a mobility that is reinventing itself.
Strengthened by its alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, and
its unique expertise in electrification, Renault Group comprises 5
complementary brands - Renault, Dacia, LADA, Alpine and Mobilize -
offering sustainable and innovative mobility solutions to its
customers. Established in more than 130 countries, the Group has
sold 2.9 million vehicles in 2020. It employs more than 170,000
people who embody its Purpose every day, so that mobility brings
people closer. Ready to pursue challenges both on the road and in
competition, Renault Group is committed to an ambitious
transformation that will generate value. This is centred on the
development of new technologies and services, and a new range of
even more competitive, balanced, and electrified vehicles. In line
with environmental challenges, the Group’s ambition is to achieve
carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050.
https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/
About Envision
AESCEnvision AESC is part of Envision Group, a
global green tech company with four other integrated divisions,
operating the world’s largest AIoT energy solutions through
Envision Digital, smart wind turbines through Envision Energy,
pioneering battery technology through its leading Formula E team
EnvisionVirgin racing and investing in R&D through a global
network of innovation centres in US, Europe and Asia. Envision AESC
is a world-leading battery producer headquartered in Japan. Our
low-carbon battery plants in Japan, UK, US and China employ 2,500
people and have produced batteries for more than 600,000 EVs in 44
countries in the last decade. We invest heavily in next generation
technology to drive innovation and work with strategic partners to
develop capability and craftsmanship, quality design and technology
to deliver exceptional battery performance, safety and cost at
speed for our customers. We pride ourselves on the safety record of
our batteries, which continually achieve zero critical incidents in
new product and process designs. Together with smart, digitally
integrated clean energy generation, storage and use in our battery
plants, we are supporting the global transition towards net zero
carbon energy targets.
About
VerkorFounded in July 2020, Verkor is a French
industrial company based in Grenoble. With the backing of EIT
InnoEnergy, Groupe IDEC, Schneider Electric, and Capgemini, Verkor
will ramp up low-carbon battery manufacturing in France and Europe
to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles — and electric
mobility as a whole — and stationary storage in Europe.Verkor is
developing an enticing business model based on agility,
sustainability and governance that is attracting the best talents
from around the world. Its strong and agile team continues to grow
as new challenges arise. Verkor is leading a unifying project that
brings together the best partners for establishing the entire value
chain in Europe and ensuring the optimal use of skills and
resources. Verkor will draw on these strengths to open its entirely
digital 4.0 pilot line in 2022. A model of excellence,
competitiveness and resource efficiency, this innovation will be
integrated into the Gigafactory due for construction in 2024.More
information at www.verkor.com
MEDIA
CONTACTS
Renault GroupDelphine
DUMONCEAU-COSTES+33 (0)6 09 36 40
53delphine.dumonceau-costes@renault.com
Rié YAMANE+33 (0)6 03 16 35
20rie.yamane@renault.comEnvision AESCNicolas
CASTEX+33 (0)6 09 58 07 72nicolascastex@everybodyknowsparis.com
Elvira PIGNAL+33 (0)6 37 23 68 36elvira.pignal@teneo.com
VerkorClaire WychVerkor Press contact, Aspectus
agency +44 (0) 7517 531 069 claire.wych@aspectusgroup.com
Olivier Dufour+33 6 19 04 11 87olivier@verkor.com
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