After Lilium At the beginning of the week an order from 220 jets by the Brazilian airline Azul could confirm, it is also clear who will be on board as a main supplier of battery cells for series production: Custom cellsThe company, which was spun off from the Fraunhofer Institute in 2012, recently completed a financing round with the participation of European technology investors Vsquared Ventures and 468 Capital. Porsche Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer, also participated in the investment round as a financial investor.
Customcells is the ideal partner
Customcells will develop the Lilium battery technology for series production and produce tailor-made batteries based on state-of-the-art, high-tech solutions. Production according to international standards is expected to enable higher performance and faster charging. The planned market launch of the Lilium Jet is 2024.
“With their extensive experience in the development and production of customized lithium-ion batteries, Customcells is the ideal partner to manufacture the aerospace-grade battery cells for our jet,”
says Daniel Wiegand, Co-Founder and CEO of Lilium. He continues:
"They are building up silicon anode battery production for several customers. We are pleased to be collaborating in a southern German cluster for the next generation of Li-ion batteries for high-performance applications in automotive and aviation."
Central competitive and location factor
Leopold König, Co-founder and CEO of Customcells adds:
"This partnership brings together two leading German innovators. It underscores the strength of the German manufacturing and technology ecosystem. The successful development and series production of high-performance batteries is a key competitive and location factor for Germany to actively shape the sustainable mobility of tomorrow. We are bringing our customized production and flexible manufacturing concepts to the partnership with Lilium."
