Total Battery Consulting Industry Reports
2016 opens with Total Battery Consulting offering four reports:
Dr. Menahem Anderman’s comprehensive 2016 xEV Industry Insider Report dissects xEV and xEV-battery technology and provides an insightful assessment of vehicle- and battery-market forecasts by automakers and battery developers to 2020, revealing the likely trajectory of the industry. Based on his on-site interviews with senior battery technologists and business development executives at 15 global automakers and 25 of their current and prospective battery suppliers, the Report discusses the technological status and manufacturing positions of individual battery producers, pointing out the Japanese and Korean manufacturers who are best positioned for success.
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Battery Packs of Modern xEVs, a report authored by Kevin Konecky and Dr. Menahem Anderman, provides an expansive analysis of the battery-pack technology--including cells, modules, and subsytems – used in seventy-five of the most recent xEVs. To be released in April 2016, the Report is a reference book for industry professionals and for those who are considering joining it.
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Li Ion Batteries and Beyond, available in July 2016, is a unique report evaluating advanced battery R&D work across the globe and highlights the most promising materials and cell technologies that will enable advances in battery technology and, with it, market expansion. Authored by Prof. Martin Winter, this is critical assessment of what is in the research labs, what is likely to make it to the market, and why.
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The Tesla Battery Report, also authored by Dr. Anderman, provides insight into the company that became the world’s larger user of Li-Ion batteries overnight and of its battery technology. The Report includes EV market and EV battery market forecasts to 2020 and explores the gigafactory’s cost, challenges and benefits.
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The Authors
President, Total Battery Consulting, Inc.
As the world’s leading independent expert on advanced automotive batteries, Dr. Anderman provides technological assessments to companies worldwide. His client list includes most major automakers, leading international battery developers and suppliers, financial institutions, and government agencies. His access to automakers and battery companies gives Dr. Anderman insight into the latest trends in the advanced-vehicle market. His corporate experience encompasses materials research, cell design, and battery engineering, as well as market and business development and general management.
Mr. Konecky is known for his excellence as a team leader and engineering manager in energy-storage systems and advanced automotive. He is skilled at new product design and development, product testing, integration of multiple sub-systems for vehicles, new product launches, and has expanded his skillset beyond batteries into power electronics. Mr. Konecky’s 18 years of engineering experience includes 15 years in the xEV industry.
Prof. Winter’s interests are in applied electrochemistry and electrochemical materials science. He has been active in the field of battery science and technology for 25 years and holds the positions of Chair, Applied Materials Science for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC); Founding Scientific Director, MEET Battery Research Center, WWU Münster, and Founding Director, Helmholtz Institute “Ionics in Energy Storage”. He was awarded the Electrochemical Society Research and Technology Awards and the International Battery Materials Association, respectively, and the Carl Wagner Memorial Award of the ECS.