Abstract
Report Overview
This report examines the technology and market for advanced energy storage
systems (ESS) in automotive applications. So called ‘green' vehicle
technologies will all require advanced energy storage systems, ranging from
improved SLI (starting, lighting, and ignition) batteries for micro hybrids
with stop-start and regenerative braking, to larger traction batteries for
electric vehicles and hybrids, as well as ultra-capacitors, hydraulic hybrids
or flywheel systems. The report concentrates on the advanced energy storage
for hybrid and electric vehicles and their variants, comparing the
requirements for the alternative drivelines to the power requirements of
conventional vehicles.
Rapid growth in the market for these technologies will quickly see them become
one of the highest value sectors of the automotive industry supply chain.
For many applications the technology is disruptive, and will drive new
technology investments, attract new companies into the supply chain and force
vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers to collaborate or make acquisitions
to stay competitive in the future.
The report examines recent developments in the market and future trends,
analysing the advantages and disadvantages of each technology and considering
which applications will benefit most from their adoption. It also suggests
potential penetration and growth rates in unit and value terms. Importantly
the report also reviews the near term applications that will enter the market
and what developments will be need to be achieved in the longer term to ensure
success.
Many current applications of advanced energy storage technologies are high
cost and produced in too low volumes to enter the mass market. The industry
is therefore facing a dilemma over which technology should be the target of
its limited resources whilst it strives to ensure its targets for CO2
reduction is achieved.
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