Mia Electric vehicles powered by Evida battery packs to be
delivered to first fleet Customers in Q3 of 2011.
Evida Power, Ltd., a leading designer and manufacturer of
lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles (EVs), is pleased
to announce the commencement of manufacturing of full-specification
homologated battery packs for the German and French electric
vehicle maker, Mia Electric. The custom-designed lithium-iron
phosphate 8 kWh energy systems will be used to power the
automaker's debut three and four-seater microbus models.
Evida has begun shipping the battery packs, which will be
integrated within the vehicles on Mia Electric's assembly line in
Cerizay (France) from 1 June 2011. During the full-scale production
programme, Evida will supply the automaker with up to 10,000 units
per annum until 2016, and Mia's first zero-emission city vehicles
are scheduled to be delivered to municipal and commercial fleet
operators in the third quarter of this year.
Evida previously announced a $250 million contract with Mia
Electric, one of the largest deals in the EV sector to date, at the
recent 2011 Geneva International Motor Show. Since then, the
battery pack manufacturer's workforce has grown to over twenty
highly-experienced automotive engineers and supply chain managers
across the organisation's principal locations at their new European
headquarters in Coventry (UK), as well as in its Chinese production
facility and Israel satellite office. In addition, Evida has
deployed engineering personnel to Mia's French assembly plant in
order to ensure the continued and seamless integration of the
battery system within the Mia vehicles.
Commenting on the announcement, Trevor Power, Evida's Chief
Operating Officer explains, "The start of the volume manufacture of
battery packs for Mia Electric is significant and signals a clear
demonstration of our ability to offer customers a bespoke and cost
effective solution which can be rapidly progressed from concept to
production."
"We have worked closely with Mia Electric to create a
fully-integrated battery pack which provides the optimum balance of
range, power, and cost to the end-user. Our cost-effective solution
allows Mia to achieve a price point for its fully homologated EV
that will enable it to achieve breakthrough sales volumes," adds Mr
Power.
Mr. Laurent Buffeteau, Managing Director of Mia Electric, says:
"Evida's battery technology lies at the heart of our forthcoming
model range and has been custom designed to the specification of
each of our vehicles. The launch of the production process is the
result of the very successful and ongoing collaboration between
both parties, and represents a major step forward in our desire to
offer customers a practical and affordable zero-emission mobility
solution."