Envision AESC's Gigafactory In Sunderland Might Reach 38 GWh

Envision AESC CEO Zhang Lei revealed recently that the upcoming battery gigafactory on the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), adjacent to the Nissan plant in Sunderland, UK, might have a higher manufacturing capacity than initially anticipated.

According to the first target, it was expected that the new factory will produce 9 GWh of lithium-ion cells annually, starting in 2024, with a potential to reach 35 GWh later.

The latest target is slightly higher - 11 GWh at the beginning and 38 GWh potential.

Envision AESC (formerly AESC - Nissan and NEC's JV - acquired by the Envision Group in 2019, in which Nissan - as far as we know - still holds a 20% share) is a battery arm of global green tech company Envision Group

The new Envision AESC plant is crucial to Nissan's plan to launch a new electric crossover/SUV, based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance's CMF-EV all-electric platform. This new model will replace the Nissan LEAF, which has been produced in Sunderland since 2012 alongside batteries at a much smaller 1.9 GWh plant at the site.

Zhang Lei said also that the company is looking for other automotive customers in the UK.

Let's summarize Envision AESC battery projects:

• Zama, Kanagawa, Japan - 2.6 GWh
• Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S. - 3.0 GWh
• Sunderland, UK - 1.9 GWh
• Wuxi, China - reportedly 3 GWh as of Summer 2021
  (announced in 2019 with a target of 20 GWh)

Upcoming batteries plants:

• Ibaraki prefecture north of Tokyo, Japan - 6 GWh in 2023 and up to 18 GWh in the future
• Douai, France - 9 GWh by 2024 and 24 GWh by 2030 for Renault
  (potentially 43 GWh total including other manufacturers, according to Bloomberg)
• Sunderland, UK - 11 GWh (initially in 2024 with potential of 38 GWh in the future)

See also

UK: Ford's Halewood Facility To Produce EV Drive Units

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