In addition to the current NCM (Nickel Cobalt Manganese) batteries used by the Renault Group, Ampere, a company of the Renault Group and a major player in the European intelligent EV market, has presented a comprehensive battery strategy.
Ampere, a division of the Renault Group, is dedicated to the design, development, production, and marketing of fully electric vehicles that are outfitted with cutting-edge software. With partners LG Energy Solution and CATL, Ampere works closely to create a competitive LFP technology value chain in Europe. These partners will meet the battery needs for this technology through 2030 by providing LFP batteries, which will power a range of Renault and Alpine cars.
Additionally, Ampere is in charge of LG Energy Solution’s Cell-to-Pack technology development. This novel method, a first for pouch-type batteries, lowers battery costs while increasing vehicle range by enabling the incorporation of more cells—and thus more energy—in the same space. Ampere estimates that by combining LFP and Cell-to-Pack technologies, their battery costs will have decreased by about 20% by the beginning of 2026.
In order to accelerate its growth in the quickly changing market, Ampere has teamed up with four of the major battery manufacturers. By collaborating with prominent industry professionals, Ampere has demonstrated the efficacy of its horizontal strategy:
- At Douai, France’s Ampere ElectriCity hub, there is an AESC Envision for NCM batteries.
- CATL for its Hungary-based plant’s LFP technology.
- LGES from their Polish facilities for both NCM and LFP batteries.
- Verkor for NCM technology, with its Dunkerque, France gigafactory.
Battery assembly takes place in the Douai Manufacturing Company’s Battery Assembly Shop at Ampere ElectriCity in France.
LFP technology is now a competitive alternative to NCM thanks to recent breakthroughs in the field and the creation of a European value chain. Less fuel-intensive and more appropriate for niche markets such as small and midsize cars, LFP is essential to the European market’s push toward greater affordability and ubiquity of electric vehicles. Vehicles equipped with this technology will begin to appear in early 2026.
The Chief Operating Officer of Ampere, Josep Maria Recasens, stressed that the company’s battery strategy shows the benefits of its transparent and cooperative business model with industry leaders in a changing and competitive environment. This plan is intended to support Ampere’s objective of lowering battery costs by 40% prior to the release of the next generation of vehicles and guarantees prudent capital allocation, flexibility, and quick implementation.
The entire LFP technology value chain has been established in Europe thanks to Ampere’s partnership with LG Energy Solution, which has significantly increased its competitiveness and allowed for advancements in “Cell-to-Pack” technology, according to Philippe Brunet, Senior Vice President of Powertrain and EV Engineering at Ampere. He emphasized that battery innovation is a continuous process and mentioned that the Innovation Battery is set to open soon.
