88 Chapter 7 headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana and have many applications in military, grid and stationary, and automotive applications. Deutsche Accumotive—Deutsche Accumotive is a German-based manufacturer that is partnered with Daimler AG for the development of pouch-type cells for automotive applications. Johnson Controls Inc (JCI)—Johnson Controls initially formed a JV with Saft, called Saft-JCI. Later the JV broke up and both companies went their separate ways. JCI focused on the VDA format cell with an NMC chemistry. JCI’s target has been with the automotive applications. JCI-Saft was also one of the recipients of the U.S.
DOE funding; after the breakup of the JV, JCI continued their development with operations in the United States. LG Chem—LG Chem partnered with the US-based Compact Power (CPI) to build their market in the US market. LG has quickly become one of the largest suppliers of pouch- based NMC cells for automotive applications in the world. With the backing of the Korean conglomerate LG, they have focused on cell, module, and pack development throughout the world. LG Chem was also one of the recipients of the U.S. DOE funding. Lishen—Tianjin Lishen is a Chinese-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer who has been building 18650-based cells and packs focused in the Chinese market since 1997.
Today Lishen offers a variety of lithium-ion cells as well as ultracapacitors and other energy storage solutions. At one point, Lishen formed a JV with US-based EV manufac- turer CODA and later with US-based LEV manufacturer ZAP. Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ)—Japanese-based GS Yuasa formed a JV with Mitsubishi to develop lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications. Most recently through a partnership with Bosch, they have reinforced their focus on the automotive market. Panasonic—Japanese-based Panasonic has been a major manufacturer of 18650 lithium- ion cells as well as NiMh cells.
In 2008, Panasonic bought a majority stake in Sony Electronics company making the combined company one of the largest lithium-ion battery manufacturers in the world. Panasonic/Sony are one of the largest producer of 18650-type cells in the world. Prime Earth Vehicle Energy (PEVE)—Formed in 1996 as a JV between Panasonic and Toyota Motor Company; Panasonic EV Energy developed NiMh cells for the Toyota Prius and many other HEV applications. In 2006, the company became Prime Earth Vehicle Energy and began offering lithium-ion cells for automotive applications. Samsung—Korean Samsung SDI has been working on several chemistries including NMC since the late 1990s.
In the mid-2000s, Samsung formed a JV with Bosch, called SB LiMotive with Samsung focused on the cells and Bosch on the packs. The JV only lasted a couple of years, but resulted in the battery design for the Fiat 500E battery. Today, Samsung SDI has several chemistries and prismatic cells available as well as complete pack solutions.