Daimler sells batteries for the third

The batteries are the biggest obstacle to electric vehicles on the market. Most car manufacturers already have their shipments through joint ventures with companies in the electronics, but there are also companies like Tesla are producing their own packages using the platform of lithium-ion batteries. Tesla also sells complete hardware packages and other stakeholders. Among those who could Daimler, which says that the use of Tesla Motors and boxes in the second-generation Smart Fortwo ed Daimler, but not on a single supplier, with packages Cobasys nickel-metal hydride in the two hybrid SUVs and lithium -ion batteries are used, the packages of Continental in the mild hybrid models. Well, the German car maker has signed an agreement with Evonik own units of lithium ion.
Recent reports indicate that DaimlerChrysler wants to compete with the provision of Tesla fully ready for use on other packages from other manufacturers as well. If that happens, we can not imagine that in the near future, that the joint venture with Evonik has announced last month, and not for the production of data is not yet known.