HOPPECKE has signed a Europe-wide partner agreement with CATL, the world market leader in lithium-ion batteries for domestic and commercial electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The deal secures a pan-European contract for servicing CATL battery systems.
HOPPECKE will be responsible for testing, repairing and replacing the CATL lithium-ion batteries installed in electrically-powered vehicles across the UK and Europe, initially with a focus on vans and buses.
Kai Köllermann, HOPPECKE Group Service Director, says: “Initially we are prioritising six countries Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland and Hungary. The contract with CATL reinforces our strategy as manufacturer-independent energy storage experts for all battery technologies and a wide range of applications.”
CATL has R&D and manufacturing capabilities throughout automotive supply chains and energy storage sectors, focusing on the manufacture and sales of EV battery and energy storage systems. With presence in China, France, the US, Canada and Japan it has long-established joint ventures and partnerships with some of the world’s largest automotive companies including BMW.
With 2020 gearing up to be the year of the electric car, many vans and buses are already ahead of the game. A wave of new models is continuously being launched as electric models become Europe’s vehicle of choice. However, it is the lithium-ion battery that is the key differentiator in the choice to go electric, the focus being on capacity and service life. After-sales service is essential to the user’s experience and the safe handling of lithium batteries is sensitive and requires a lot of technical experience.
As battery experts, HOPPECKE has the necessary know-how to support the workshops, make reliable diagnoses and carry out repairs so that the vehicle can be back on the road quickly and safely.
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