Tesla's acquisition of Maxwell 'difficult'

According to foreign media reports, tesla hasn't been detailed Maxwell's why I have to buy battery technology company, but in announced plans to buy almost two months later, the deal is not completed, even ready to extend the trading deadline.

last month, tesla announced at 4. 75 dollars to buy battery manufacturers Maxwell. Maxwell, founded in 1965, is a contract r&d service provider of U. S. government agencies, in the 1990 s began to business, for the most part at present, the company revenues originate from commercial products. Company headquarters is located in California, San Diego, European office in Switzerland, and has sales and customer service department in Germany and China, the company has more than 350 employees worldwide.

media pointed out that tesla and Maxwell's two companies have for years had many times to discuss the potential cooperation between them, but the former until December 2018, began to seriously consider the possibility of acquisition of Maxwell. Before a final agreement, the two companies had months of negotiations the purchase price. But even so, some investors still feel discontent, and even filed a lawsuit to try to prevent the formulation of the deal.

　　“ On March 28, 2019, tesla announced unless under the merger agreement further delay or stop the transaction, the company will previously announced acquisition of Maxwell's company's common stock offer deadline extended to the eastern United States time at 11 PM on April 10th, 2019, 59 points. ”

Maxwell's company is the world's most famous super capacitor manufacturers, including Maxwell, super capacitor energy storage device is the company's flagship product, it is unique in high power density and long service life, can fast charge and discharge, and is still under extreme temperature can ensure the stability and reliability of the performance.

in a paper published last year, Maxwell's chief chemist and battery scientists describe their coating technology: & other; Different from the traditional slurry pouring wet coating electrode, dry electrode technology with high load rate of Maxwell, can generate thick electrode, and can not affect the physical properties and electrochemical performance of high energy density batteries. Maxwell's dry electrode technology show the specific humidity coating electrode discharge ability better. ”

Maxwell claims that in the current demo battery, its electrode makes the energy density of more than 300 wh/kg, and may even reach 500 wh/kg.

message, according to Maxwell's current energy density of 300 wh/kg specification is bit tesla 20 - higher than that of the battery 40%, and every 2 - Maxwell There will be 15 to 3 years 25% of the technological progress, this also is it attract the main reason for the attention and investment to tesla.

if all goes well the line of wh/kg energy density of battery, which will make the company's electric vehicle battery life ahead of the rest of the world competing vendors at least five years.