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VW said its venture has eliminated the need for dry coating of electrodes by using an adhesive that does not need drying and saves time and energy costs.
BERLIN : Volkswagen and a technology partner have mastered a battery manufacturing process called dry coating which if scaled up could cut the cost of cell production by hundreds of millions of euros a year, its battery chief said on Friday.The carmaker, which is working with printing press manufacturer K
Thomas Schmall: In traditional battery manufacturing, materials for the cathode - or positive electrode - and anode - negative electrode - are applied to a carrier foil via a chemical paste mixture that needs to dry, requiring high amounts of energy.
Volkswagen and a partner have mastered a battery production process called dry coating which could cut the costs by hundreds of millions of euros a year.
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