Jingmen, Hubei
In June 2021, Eve Energy announced a phased expansion plan of its facilities located in the Jingmen High-Tech Industrial Zone, located in Jingmen, Hubei. At the time, 11GWh was already operational, another 11GWh was already under construction, and 82.5GWh was planned to be built in phases, for a total of 105.5GWh of annual capacity.[17] At the time, the facility made NMC batteries for use device applications such as power tools.[18]
On July 22, 2021, the construction of the first expansion phase was announced, which consists of five lithium battery production lines for a projected annual capacity of 12.2GWh in a CN¥2.45 billion (US$380 million) investment. The production lines will produce cylindrical LFP and prismatic NMC battery cells.[17][19]
In early August 2021, Eve Energy announced that it will form a joint venture with Yunnan Energy New Material, a major battery separator film supplier. The joint venture will invest CN¥5.2 billion (US$805 million) into building a plant in the Jingmen industrial park, and will have an annual capacity of 1.6billionm2 of separator film.[18]
On August 4, 2021, Eve Energy announced that it was building two additional assembly lines in the Jingmen facility, totaling 30GWh of annual capacity. One will produce 15GWh of LFP batteries for use in household and logistic vehicle applications, and the other will produce 15GWh of NMC batteries for passenger vehicle traction batteries.[18][20]
In November 2021, Eve Energy unveiled a new phased expansion plan for its Jingmen facilities that replaces the one announced in June. The expansion project will take CN¥21.91 billion (US$3.45 billion) of investment, with total facility investment rising to CN¥30.5 billion (US$4.8 billion). Expansion plans rose to a total of 124.11GWh of annual capacity that is either planned or under construction, in addition to the 28.5GWh operational at the time.[21]
In February 2023, Eve Energy announced that it would invest another CN¥10.8 billion (US$1.6 billion) into the Jingmen facility to raise its annual capacity by 60GWh. It produces batteries for both power supply and energy storage applications, and had an annual capacity of 72.5GWh at the time, which rose to a total of 152.61GWh once the expansion projects announced since June 2021 finished by Q2 2023.[22][23]
Chengdu, Sichuan
In October 2021, Eve Energy announced plans for a new lithium-ion battery research and development center and manufacturing plant located in Chengdu, Sichuan. The manufacturing plant and research institute will be built in two phases, with the first phase projected to have an annual capacity of 20GWh and the second phase an additional 30GWh.[24] The total investment will be CN¥20 billion, and will occupy a 1000mu (66.7ha) parcel of land.[9][25]
Huizhou, Guangdong
On February 19, 2021, Eve Energy announced that it will invest CN¥1 billion to build a battery plant producing prismatic format LFP cells, and CN¥2.6 billion to build a hybrid vehicle battery management systems, all located in Huizhou, Guangdong.
Less than a month later on March 11, Eve Energy announced that it will invest an additional CN¥3.9 billion (US$600 million) to expand the battery plant portion of the project, which will finish in 18 months. with the land area nearly doubling to 11.7 hectares.[26]
On January 29, 2022, Eve Energy signed an agreement with the Huizhou city government as part of its initiative to invest CN¥100 billion into the new energy battery industry complex in the city. Eve Energy committed a minimum of CN¥2 billion (US$315 million) of investment into research and development into the city. This includes building research and development centers for batteries and their materials, and increasing the number of senior personnel including PhD holders. Additionally, Eve Energy will introduce upstream battery materials suppliers and their projects into the area as part of the initiative. Eve Energy projects that it will have an economic impact of CN¥100 billion in the Huizhou area by 2025.[27]
Qujing, Yunnan
In June 2022, initial plans for a new facility in Qujing, Yunnan were revealed, with an investment of CN¥3 billion and 10GWh of annual capacity for the production of cylindrical-format LFP battery cells.[28]
On January 18, 2023, due to high demand from the new energy vehicle industry, it was announced that investment was raised to CN¥5.5 billion (US$815 million) and annual capacity raised to 23GWh; construction is expected to take 18 months and will commence immediately after approval is completed.[10][11]
Kulim District, Malaysia
In October 2022, Eve Energy's Malaysian subsidiary announced that plans to invest up to US$422 million into a new battery factory in Malaysia to be completed within three years.[29] In July 2024 Eve Energy announced that it will invest CN¥3.3 billion (US$454 million) to build a new factory in Malaysia. It will be located in the Kulim District in the state of Kedah, and is expected to be finished by 2027 after breaking ground in August 2023.[30][31] It will produce 21700 cylindrical-format NMC battery cells for use in power tools, two-wheeled vehicles, and cleaning devices.[32][33] The factory will occupy a 26.9hectare parcel of land.[34]
Debrecen, Hungary
In October 2023, Eve Energy announced that it will invest 400 billion HUF (US$1.4 billion) into a new battery factory in Hungary to supply BMW's Neue Klasse next-generation vehicles. It is expected to be operational by 2026 with an annual output of 28GWh and will be located in Debrecen. The batteries will be 46 mm diameter cylindrical NMC cells packaged in a 'cell-to-pack' arrangement, with the packs running at 800V and capable of up to 350kW charging speeds.[35][36]
Other locations
- Jingzhou, Hubei
- Qidong, Jiangsu
- Shenyang, Liaoning
- Jianyang, Sichuan
