The upcoming Aston Martin electric vehicles with Britishvolt batteries

For its future electric cars, Aston Martin chooses the local battery manufacturer Britishvolt, starting in 2025.

Announcing electrification plans, including new electric or hybrid platforms, is no longer enough. To reassure investors and future customers, it is necessary to establish relationships with battery producers, unless one is a producer oneself.

An electrified Aston Martin lineup in 2030

Although a small manufacturer compared to the giants selling millions of vehicles annually, Aston Martin also needs to get on board. The Gaydon-based firm announced its intentions regarding hybrid and electric vehicles, but did not specify onboard technologies.

The first Aston Martin electric model is scheduled to hit the roads in 2025, a three-year delay. Initially, the British automaker promised the RapidE sedan in 2022, in partnership with Williams, which was abandoned in 2020. The first plug-in hybrid, the “supercar” Aston Martin Valhalla, will only arrive in 2024.

Finally, the entire lineup will have an “electrified” option in 2026. This means each model will have an electric/hybrid version. Then, around 2030, all models will be “electrified”. This term remains vague, as it can mean a catalog of electric cars, or include hybrids, whether rechargeable or not. CEO Lawrence Stroll has nonetheless suggested 100% electric models by 2029.

High-performance “Made in UK” batteries

Aston Martin has announced that it will co-develop its future batteries with Britishvolt. This new company manufactures on UK soil. This partnership will supply batteries for the upcoming 2025 electric car. The goals are to offer “new standards of performance on circuits, charging time, and range”. By performance, it is understood to mean the ability to reproduce acceleration despite battery overheating.

Britishvolt promises that its batteries are “sustainable” and “low carbon”. The factory in Cambois, northeastern England, is planned to have a capacity of 38 GWh of batteries per year. This should supply around 300,000 electric vehicles, including Aston Martin’s but also Lotus. It is larger than the Verkor project in Dunkirk, France (32 GWh), or the Volvo-Northvolt plant in Sweden (30 GWh). The first batteries will come out in 2024.

Aston Martin clarifies that this new partnership does not affect the other with Mercedes-Benz. In 2018, this collaboration existed for the development of thermal engines and electronic systems. The two partnerships will thus be “complementary” according to the brand.

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