{"id":74072,"date":"2024-07-08T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74072"},"modified":"2024-07-08T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:00:00","slug":"sk-on-is-working-on-3d-printing-ev-batteries-with-sakuu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74072","title":{"rendered":"SK On and Sakuu will jointly develop 3D-printed EV batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sakuu_Factory_01.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"SK On Sakuu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sakuu_Factory_01.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sakuu_Factory_01.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sakuu_Factory_01.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Sakuu_Factory_01.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: Sakuu \t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Global EV battery maker <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.sk.com\/companies\/sk-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SK On<\/a> now has a joint development agreement with Sakuu, the \u201cworld\u2019s first manufacturing platform for printing battery\u00a0electrodes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-370529\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sakuu.com\/\">Sakuu<\/a> 3D prints fully functional batteries in custom shapes and sizes with patterned openings for thermal management in a fully dry\u00a0process that doesn\u2019t use solvents. The San Jose-based company says its Kavian 3D printing platform (pictured) can cut the cost of battery production nearly in half. It asserts that the batteries will last longer and be easier to recycle than current lithium-ion batteries.<\/p>\n<p>SK On, the world\u2019s fifth-largest battery maker, is among the first to partner with Sakuu in developing the Kavian platform. SK On currently operates two EV battery plants in Commerce, Georgia. It\u2019s further expanding its presence in the US Southeast by constructing additional EV battery plants through joint ventures with Ford and Hyundai.<\/p>\n<p>SK On is rapidly ramping up battery production plans in the US \u2013 earlier this week, the South Korea-headquartered battery maker had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ExxonMobil for a multiyear offtake agreement of up to 100,000 metric tons of Arkansas lithium.<\/p>\n<p>Some exciting developments in battery manufacturing could come from this partnership \u2013 it\u2019s one to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/07\/01\/sk-arkansas-lithium-exxonmobil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EV battery maker SK On to buy 100k metric tons of Arkansas lithium from ExxonMobil<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. 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