One of the key pillars of Volvo’s investment in electric vehicles will be the application of aluminium megacasting to produce large structural parts. Mikael Fermér, solution architect for vehicle platforms at Volvo Cars, explains the significance of this change for EV production.
The carmaker has recently announced a SEK 30 billion ($3.3 billion) investment as part of a joint venture with Swedish battery cell startup Northvolt to build a lithium-ion battery R&D centre and gigafactory close to its main plant in Torslanda, near Gothenburg, Sweden, which will start production by 2025. Volvo Cars will invest a further SEK 10 billion to modernise the Torslanda plant for the next generation of EV production, including a new battery pack assembly facility, and upgrades to paint, logistics and vehicle assembly areas at the plant.
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