BMW will procure batteries for its upcoming electric vehicles from China’s EVE Energy Co Ltd. The German automaker will follow Tesla’s lead, using batteries composed of large, cylindrical cells, as part of the deal.
Reuters reports that EVE has signed a deal to become BMW‘s primary supplier of battery cells in Europe and will build a production plant in Debrecen, Hungary to accomplish that. Citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the deal, the outlet indicates that the new batteries will make their way into vehicles due to hit the market as of 2025.
The batteries will be cylindrical, like the 4680 batteries that are being produced by Tesla this year. Those cells are 46 mm (1.8 inches) in diameter by 80 mm (3.1-inches) long, hence the name, and EVE’s batteries will be similarly sized.
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