Electric bicycle production in October increased by 30% year-on-year On December 9, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Operation of the Bicycle Industry from January to October 2020". In the first October, the output of electric bicycles was 25.48 million, a year-on-year increase of 33.4%. Among them, the monthly output of electric bicycles in October was 2.499 million, a year-on-year increase of 29.9%. In terms of benefits, the operating income of electric bicycles was 75.99 billion yuan, an increase of 26.9% year-on-year, and the total profit realized was 3 billion yuan, an increase of 30.5%. Increased demand on the To B side such as shared bicycles and takeaways has boosted overall sales. Since April, the domestic electric bicycle market has recovered rapidly and started a year-on-year growth rate of 50% for 6 consecutive months. The increase in the output of electric bicycles releases the corresponding demand for lithium batteries, especially the high concentration of electric bicycle application fields such as ToB end, which is more suitable for the promotion of battery swap mode, and further increases the demand for lithium batteries. It is expected that with the emergence of the replacement wave after the transition period of the new national standard and the rapid development of superimposed sharing/replacement, the shipment of bicycle lithium battery will increase to 8.45GWh in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 55%; In 2021, the penetration rate of lithium batteries will further increase, exceeding 30%. Reported by Jack Lin AOTELEC Battery Equipment Manufacturer 2020-12-12

Electric Coin Cell Crimping Machine Shipped to Khalifa University Khalifa University of Science and Technology (abbreviated as Khalifa University, Khalifa University of Science and Technology) is named after the current President of the United Arab Emirates Khalifa (Emirate of Abu Dhabi). In early 2017, it was formed by the merger of the former Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KUSTAR), Masdar Institute and Abu Dhabi Petroleum Institute. In the 2021 QS World University Rankings, Khalifa University of Science and Technology ranked 211th in the world. AOTELEC is so pleased to cooperated with esteemed Khalif University, we sold one set of electric coin cell crimping machine to their lab, this electric crimper is mainy used for CR2016,CR2025 and CR2032 coin cell cases crimping. It has a light weight and compact size, this crimping machine also can be put inside the glove box and operated inside the box. The disassembly die is optional, if you want to open it and analyzing the battery materials after testing, we can supply this die for you, and you can easily replace the crimping die. Let’s have a look at the machine below:

304 Stainless Steel 18650 Cylindrical Battery Case with Cap Shipped to USA The 18650 lithium battery shell has the performance advantages of lighter weight and safer. The shell of the 18650 lithium battery cases is used to hold the discharge solution and the electrode plate assembly. It should be made of materials with acid resistance, heat resistance, shock resistance, good insulation and a mechanical strength. Our 304 stainless steel 18650 battery case with cap and insulation gasket is mainly used for battery lab, you will still need cylindrical battery grooving machine to groove the case before sealing process. Today, we sold 20 sets of 18650 cases to our new client from USA, it is used for his company laboratory, include cases, cap and top/buttom gasket. The export packing for your reference:

Top 10 companies in power battery installed capacity in the first three quarters In the first three quarters, the top 10 power battery installed capacity companies were CATL, BYD, LG Chem, CALB, Gotion High-Tech, EVE Energy, Time SAIC, Lishen, Panasonic, and Farasis Energy. Market competition is intensifying, and there are many variables in China's power batteries in 2020. Statistics from the "Monthly Power Battery Database" show that from January to September, the domestic production of new energy vehicles was approximately 692,000, a year-on-year decrease of 17%, and the installed capacity of power batteries was approximately 34.15GWh, a year-on-year decrease of 19%. In terms of quarters, the first quarter of this year had the most serious impact, with a decline of more than 70% in February. The second quarter gradually returned to the right track. After a slight decline in May, it entered the growth channel in June. The market rebounded in the third quarter. After bottoming out in July, August ushered in a growth turning point with a year-on-year increase of over 40%. In terms of the appearance and shape of the battery, driven by the strong demand for the domestic Model 3, the cylinder has become the only new battery force that grows. In the first three quarters, the installed capacity of cylindrical batteries increased by 87.25% year-on-year to 5.83GWh, accounting for 17% of the overall ratio. The prismatic battery is still the main force, with installed capacity of 26.37GWh, a decrease of 25.79% year-on-year; while the soft-pack battery has the sharpest drop of nearly 50%. In terms of material system, NCM materials are still the mainstream, accounting for 67.7%. The proportion of lithium iron phosphate installed capacity has increased to nearly 30%, which is mainly due to the acceleration of the layout of LFP main models by passenger car companies such as BAIC, BYD, SAIC, and SAIC Wuling. In addition, models equipped with CATL lithium iron phosphate have been launched, and the proportion of LEP installed in the passenger car sector is expected to increase in 2020.

Tesla acquires German battery pack company Foreign media reported that Tesla has agreed to acquire German car battery manufacturer ATW Automation, which is a subsidiary of Canada's ATS automation tool system and a battery module supplier for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. At present, Tesla is accelerating the construction of its Berlin super factory. After completion, it will produce Model Y and Model 3 sedans, which will also include a battery factory. And Tesla's acquisition of ATW Automation this time may be a preparation for its production of power batteries in Germany. On "Battery Day", Tesla announced its latest battery technology. Focusing on reducing the cost of power batteries, Tesla has optimized the battery cells, battery materials, modules, and production lines. Tesla claims to increase its battery life by 54% and reduce the cost of electricity by 56%. Tesla also clearly announced that it will use lower-cost lithium iron phosphate batteries, and CATL will officially supply and install machines within this year. In addition to acquiring German battery assembly company ATW Automation, Tesla also previously acquired dry electrode technology company Maxwell and Canadian battery manufacturing equipment and engineering technology company "Hibar Systems", and signed procurement contracts with a number of Chinese equipment companies. In addition to purchasing battery equipment, Tesla is also actively stocking raw materials for the production of lithium batteries, locking up upstream cobalt, NMC raw materials.

Manual Coin Cell Crimper and Coin Cell Puncher Shipped to Clemson University Clemson University was established in 1889 , it is a top public research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, USA. It is one of the top twenty public universities in the United States. We feel honored to have chance to cooperate with Dr.Alex from Clemson University, he is the professor of chemical and physical department, and now he got the fund to build a team in lithium ion battery research. Coin cell is the most popular for lab, so he first to purchase manual coin cell crimping machine and portable coin cell punching machine from us, we also provide free 100 sets CR2032 coin cell cases along with button battery crimper. Just to let you know, we can also provide disassembling die for the crimper, and 6-24mm diameter battery electrode and battery separator cutting die for your choice, meet different requirements of clients. Below pictures is for your reference:

A new type of anode material with fast charging, high safety and high energy density, new hope for lithium battery!   Currently, in most commercial lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), two types of negative electrode active materials are usually used. One, the most common is battery graphite, which has a high energy density. LIBs equipped with graphite negative electrodes can be used for cars to drive hundreds of miles without charging. However, during the fast charging process, lithium metal is prone to deposit lithium dendrites on the negative electrode side, which brings extremely serious safety hazards. Second, lithium titanate, a safer alternative, can achieve fast charging, but usually results in a significant drop in energy density. Figure 1: Voltage curve and structure characterization of original and lithiated DRS   【Introduction to Achievements】 Recently, Professor Ping Liu and Professor Shyue Ping Ong from the University of California, San Diego, Professor Huolin Xin from the University of California Irvine, and Researcher Jun Lu from Argonne National Laboratory (corresponding author) discovered a new type of anode material. This material allows lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged thousands of times in minutes. Specifically, the researchers reported a disordered rock salt oxide Li3+xV2O5 (DRS-Li3+xV2O5), which can reversibly circulate two lithium ions at a voltage of 0.6V. Compared with graphite (0.1 V), it has a higher voltage and can effectively avoid lithium dendrites caused by fast charging.   In addition, compared with the commercially available fast-charge lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12, 1.5 V), Li3+xV2O5 has a lower voltage, a higher specific capacity, and a higher energy density when forming a full battery. Therefore, this new type of disordered rock salt anode Li3+xV2O5 is in the middle position: it is safer than graphite, and the energy density of the composed battery is at least 71% higher than that of Li4Ti5O12. More importantly, after using the Li3V2O5 anode material, the capacity decay is negligible after 1000 cycles. Not only that, it also has excellent rate performance, which can reach 40% capacity within 20 seconds.   Combined with first-principles calculations, this work reveals that the optimal conduction path of lithium ions during the lithium insertion process of Li3+xV2O5 will change due to the redistribution of lithium, which also explains why the material has fast lithium ion conduction characteristics and Lower average cycle potential. Related research results were published on Nature with the title "A disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries". The first authors of this article are Haodong Liu and Zhuoying Zhu.

Celgard 2500 PP Battery Separator Ship to UK Thanks for the trust from Mr.Phil, he is doing lithium battery research in one of institute in UK. This is our first cooperation, and we make a deal in a day and got the advanced payment in 24 hours after deal. As we all know, Celgard is a lead company in battery separator filed, Celgard 2500 is 25µm Microporous Monolayer Membrane PP Battery Separator, very good for lab coin cell battery reserach. For the convenience of our clients, we have made it 85 mm width and 60 meters per roll, it is popular in the laboratory. Of course, if you have special size request, we can also make it for you accordingly. Let us show you the standard packing of our export process: