Akasol to open battery production facility in the USA
By Jim Gibbins - 1st July 2019
Akasol AG, a producer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, has announced plans to open a production facility in the metro Detroit area of Michigan, USA. The company gained support from the State of Michigan which has awarded Akasol a Michigan Business Development Programme grant towards the construction of the production facility, which is to bring over 200 jobs to the area over the next five years. The location of the site ensures Akasol’s compliance with Buy America Act regulations.
The planned Michigan production facility will have a similar capacity to the company’s current series production site in Langen, Germany. Initial production, which is due to begin in 2020, will focus on the second generation AKASystem OEM PRC battery system, with high energy density battery systems following soon after. By 2021, Akasol expects production to have increased to 400MWh in a three-shift operation.
