SK Innovation Declares Leadership in Battery 'Safety-Charging Speed-Driving Range'

Demonstrating Capabilities as the 'Best Prepared Partner' for Creating a Battery-Related Industry Ecosystem

SK Battery, with zero fire incidents over a 10-year supply period, aims to become the industry's top safety symbol

Developed charging technology enabling round trips between Seoul and Busan with two 10-minute charges

Leading development of long-distance, long-life batteries based on world-first advanced technology... 1000 km driving already achieved

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] SK Innovation will present the direction of next-generation batteries at ‘InterBattery 2020,’ hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. InterBattery 2020 is the largest secondary battery industry specialized exhibition in Korea, held this year for three days from the 21st of this month at COEX, Samseong-dong, Seoul.

Through this InterBattery 2020 exhibition, SK Innovation announced on the 20th that it plans to unveil a new strategy that contributes to building an ecosystem related to batteries, including E-mobility, rather than being just a simple battery manufacturing company.

SK Innovation stated that the goal of this exhibition is to clearly demonstrate industry-leading differentiated advantages in the three most important elements of the battery business: ▲ safety from fire and other hazards ▲ fast charging speed ▲ long-distance driving.

With the exhibition slogan "Next Battery: Safer than ever, Faster than ever, Longer than ever," SK Innovation plans to introduce its next-generation batteries.

To concretely communicate SK Group’s battery roadmap, the exhibition is organized into six themes: ▲ history and major achievements of SK Innovation’s electric vehicle battery business ▲ global partnerships ▲ next battery and differentiated battery technologies ▲ major global business achievements and manufacturing processes ▲ future energy circular economy blueprint through BaaS (Battery as a Service) ▲ social value linked to the battery business.

An SK Innovation official said, "Given the characteristics of batteries used in electric storage-related facilities such as E-mobility and Energy Storage Systems (ESS), the exhibition highlights trust in customers and markets and the contribution to the development of industries using batteries," adding, "In the same spirit as the 'SK inside' strategy unveiled at CES 2020, we intend for SK batteries to become the standard for consumer choice."

SK Innovation will emphasize that since starting global orders in 2009 and supplying batteries from 2010, there have been no fire incidents in any demand sectors using SK Innovation batteries, including ESS and electric vehicles. The strategy is to establish itself as the safest battery brand through this exhibition.

To dramatically improve the biggest challenge for electric vehicles?charging speed?SK Innovation is developing technology that enables round trips between Seoul and Busan with two 10-minute charges. It is expected to be developed as early as the end of this year or the first half of next year.

Additionally, based on capabilities demonstrated by the first developed and mass-produced NCM622 and NCM811, as well as the industry-first NCM9½½, SK Innovation will focus on developing long-life batteries capable of long-distance driving. Although optimal driving conditions apply, the company has already succeeded in the industry’s first 1000 km test drive.

Im Soo-gil, Head of Public Relations at SK Innovation, said, "Since 1982, SK Innovation has invested heavily in research and development of the battery business to become a Total Energy Solution Provider, and we will concisely reveal capabilities recognized by global partners at this exhibition," adding, "We aim to share the future of batteries with markets and customers and use this as an opportunity to jointly develop various ecosystems including electric vehicles."

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