Tier 1: Qualified to supply multi-national electric vehicle (EV) producers outside of China (Tesla, Panasonic, LG Chem, Samsung).
Tier 2: Qualified to supply Chinese EV market/non EV applications (BYD, SK Innovation, CATL).
Tier 3: Unqualified – limited or no track record of cell production (GEELY, Sunwoda, EVE Energy).
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Production capacity of lithium-ion battery factories worldwide 2018-2028
It is projected that the total production capacity of the world's lithium-ion battery factories will increase from some *** GWh in 2018 to around GWh in 2028. This increasing production capacity will be necessary to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles.
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