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Electric car powered by LG Energy Solution Wroclaw battery at a record altitude of 5816 m
Employees of LG Energy Solution Wroclaw can be proud. An electric car powered by the battery of LG Energy Solution Wroclaw climbed a Bolivian volcano measuring 5816 meters. This feat was entered in the Guinness Book of Records. Electric cars produced in the Wroclaw agglomeration are driven by such automotive giants as Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Porsche and Volkswagen.
Guinness World Records: electric car powered by LG Energy Solution Wrocław battery at record height
On May 25th, representatives of LG Energy Solution Wroclaw announced that driver Rainer Zietlow and his Challenge4 team drove an electric car up the dormant Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia, reaching a height of 5816 meters.
The team's feat was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records and confirmed by an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS certificate.
It is another record of Rainer Zietlow and his team. The year before, they were awarded for the longest uninterrupted journey in an electric vehicle within one country. Challenge4 set the record in the United States with a Volkswagen ID.4 powered by an LG Energy Solution battery.
- Congratulations to Rainer Zietlow and his team for setting a new record with our batteries. This incredible achievement is another milestone added to the previous record for the longest electric vehicle trip achieved last year. Even then, the high endurance level of LG Energy Solution batteries was confirmed. This feat is further proof of the exceptional performance of electric cars powered by our batteries, which perform even in the toughest driving conditions - says a press spokesman for LG Energy Solution.
Electric cars: batteries, range and long-distance driving
Volkswagen ID.4 GTX is powered by LG Energy Solution Wroclaw battery cells and modules. They are characterized by high energy density, which allows driving over long distances and high altitudes, as well as fast charging. The VW ID.4 is based on a modular electric drive matrix (MEB). This is the first modular platform for electric vehicles designed by the German company in collaboration with LG Energy Solution. It is currently used in the ID.3 and ID.4 models.
- Our goal was to demonstrate the potential of electromobility by demonstrating how electric vehicles maintain high performance even at extreme altitudes - says Rainer Zietlow, driver.
LG Energy Solution Wroclaw: batteries for electric cars
LG Energy Solution has been an industry leader in battery manufacturing since 1992. Thanks to many years of experience in research and development of breakthrough battery technologies, in 2009 the company became the world's first manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and has been expanding its offer with new products ever since.
Over the past decade alone, LG Energy Solution has invested $4.5 billion in research and development, and as a result now holds nearly 23,000 patents worldwide in materials and core technologies.
LG Energy Solution Wroclaw - the largest electric vehicle battery manufacturing center in Europe
LG Energy Solution is a global leader providing advanced lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV), IT and power tool products, and energy storage systems (ESS).
In 2016, LG Energy Solution Wroclaw was established in Biskupice Podgorne, which is the first and largest EV battery production center in Europe. The greenfield investment in Wroclaw resulted in the introduction of state-of-the-art technology to Poland, as well as making our country the European leader in this industry.
The batteries produced in Wroclaw are used in electric cars manufactured by such automotive giants as Audi, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Porsche and Volkswagen.
The plant occupying an area of approximately 100 hectares has dozens of modern production lines. The current production capacity is 70 GWh, and by the end of 2022 LG Energy Solution Wroclaw will reach 115 GWh.