Now it seems, chemical companies will be in the development of new energy vehicles play an important role or play a leading role. Because of its far-reaching impact on the future development of the industry's three key issues (heavy battery life is short and expensive, and limited battery life) solution.

    The world's leading chemical company headquartered in Germany, BASF (BASFSE) will have the opportunity to solve these problems because while the market star.

    In 2010, its global sales of 63.9 billion euros, profit more than 7.7 billion euros, with sales to the OEM automotive industry 7 billion euros. BASF Asia Pacific in 2020 it also raised the strategic goal - the Asia-Pacific region each year than the chemical market growth by 2 percentage points higher than in the 2009-2020 period to achieve sales doubled.

    Currently in Japan and Europe, every car currently contains a high-class chemical products (including paints, plastics and fuel additives) is worth about 850 euros, while in Asia the figure was only 650 euros. Specific to Chinese, European and American high-grade engineering plastics in automobiles has reached 25 kilograms, while China-made engineering plastics used in vehicles, but on average less than 5 kg.

    Understand that, in general, weight 100 kg per car, running 100 km will be able to achieve savings in fuel consumption of 0.4L, reduce 1 kg of carbon dioxide emissions. For being vigorously promote energy conservation and new energy vehicles in China market, BASF is clearly an opportunity unlimited.

    High performance engineering plastics weight loss

    Electric vehicle battery pack weight average of 200 to 300 kilograms, if we can further reduce body weight, will be able to digest some of its own weight because the battery life caused by the loss of mileage.

    BASF is offering a variety of traditional car manufacturing car weight loss solutions, engineering plastics can replace steel for the manufacture of automotive seat frames. In the chassis, the engineering plastics can also be made into bumper, and in the transmission system, the fuel tank mountings, engine cover, engine intake manifold, torque rods, and transmission beam can be used to replace plastic.

    End of May 2011, BASF AG, president of Greater China in Guangzhou Zheng Daqing interview with our correspondents said, according to the current level of technology, BASF forecasts, the current mainstream of European and American market, but also further reduce vehicle weight, 50 kg, which means carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 5 g / km.

    For electric vehicles, the extensive use of engineering plastics will be more meaningful, because it will effectively reduce the weight of the car, so as to enhance the car driving range, and driving range of electric vehicles can be a key factor in consumer acceptance.

    BASF's first electric car was applied to the field solution is housing solutions. Most of the battery case on the market by the stamping of steel or aluminum. If using plastic, for about 40% of the battery to reduce weight.

    Using high-performance engineering plastics Another advantage is able to cope with harsh environments, such as: ethylene glycol tolerance, higher operating temperature, flame resistance and electromagnetic shielding, etc.

    Breakthrough in battery cathode materials

    Currently on the market the most efficient lithium-ion battery life is not ideal. Mainstream domestic market, the number of lithium batteries is only about 500 times, it shows that the battery life of only about two years, and now the electric cars of the total amount 1 / 3 comes from the battery, the use of the high cost of electric vehicles is currently market-oriented development is a major stumbling block.

    BASF is working with other companies in the German joint venture to develop new high-energy batteries. Such as being developed NCM (nickel-cobalt-manganese) battery metal oxide cathode materials and special products, and sulfide ion or lithium-air batteries and other new ideas, new components and new materials research and development.