Vinfast, ProLogium launch JV for solid-state EV battery pack

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Vinfast has embraced ProLogium’s epoch-making solid state automotive battery solution.

A subsidiary of Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private company, Vinfast is the first national car brand.

It has inked a MOU with leading solid-state battery manufacturer ProLogium to accelerate commercialization of solid-state battery EV in Vietnam.

As per the pact, the two parties will set up a joint venture to produce automotive solid-state battery(SSB) pack for Vinfast’s electric vehicles.

The joint venture will have priority to purchase PLG’s SSB product and will be licensed to use PLG’s patented SSB pack assembly technology, MAB (Multi-Axis Bipolar+), to produce CIM/CIP SSB pack (cell is module/ cell is pack) locally in Vietnam.

PLG will manufacture SSB inlays (semi-finished battery cell composed of cathode, solid state electrolyte and anode layer) for the JV at one of its Asian manufacturing centers (expected to reach 1-2 GWh capacity in 2022), which will support mass production schedule of Vinfast EVs in 2023-2024.

Vinfast, which made its debut 4 years ago, is now ranked number 5 in Vietnam’s automobile market share and has created a wide-spectrum product portfolio.

In the start of 2021, Vinfast unveiled three smart electric SUV models and demonstrated its resolve to become a global leading EV corporation.

Safe EVs

Through its joint venture partnership with PLG, Vinfast will be enabled to build EVs that boast ultimate safety, substantially longer range, efficient charging time comparable to fuel vehicles, and superiority in both intelligence and performance.

Started in 2006, ProLogium is the world’s first and only Solid State Battery maker that has achieved mass production, and has sold various products to industries such as industrial, medical, 3C electronics and IoT.

At present, more world leading companies have entered into cooperation agreements and commenced product testing, design and ordering with PLG, covering industries such as automobile, ship building, aviation, energy storage and space, rail transportation, AGV, etc.

(With inputs from Automotive Lead Research Team)

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