UK solid-state battery technology developer Ilika has verified the high performance of its Goliath batteries manufactured via an industrially scaled process at The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre. This confirms the battery is on track on its route to market, the company said. The announcement follows Ilika’s announcement in February reporting large-scale preparation of the Goliath … Continue reading “Goliath solid-state battery achieves scale-up milestone”
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DG Matrix provides solid-state transformer solutions for data centers and electrification projects such as microgrids and EV fleets. Now the company has secured $20 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round. Clean Energy Ventures led the round, and industry stalwarts including ABB, Cerberus Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and Piedmont Capital participated. The new funding brings … Continue reading “DG Matrix raises $20 million to commercialize its multi-port solid-state transformer solutions”
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Hyundai and Kia likely won’t have solid-state batteries ready for electric vehicles before the end of the decade, an executive said in an interview with Automotive News published Thursday. “I don’t think we can commercialize these batteries before 2030,” Spencer Cho, head of global product planning for Kia, said Feb. 24 at the automaker’s EV … Continue reading “Solid-state batteries aren't likely for Hyundai or Kia before 2030”
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Mercedes-Benz on Monday announced the start of real-world testing of prototype solid-state battery cells from the U.S. firm Factorial. These cells were installed in a Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan in late 2024, and the car has been used in laboratory tests since then, according to a Mercedes press release. The automaker now claims the EQS is … Continue reading “Mercedes EQS aims for 621-mile range, tests solid-state battery”
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Mercedes-Benz and Factorial announced a prototype EQS equipped with a solid-state battery. Road testing has already started. Solid-state batteries promise more range, faster charging times and better fire safety at similar or reduced weight compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries. The EQS is expected to deliver 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) of range on the WLTP cycle. … Continue reading “Mercedes' Solid-State Battery Prototype Comes Out Of The Lab, Onto The Road”
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For almost two decades, solid-state batteries have been hailed as the game-changer for electric vehicles. A breakthrough that promises to eliminate range anxiety, slash charging times and make electric cars as practical and convenient as gas-powered ones—without the nasty tailpipe emissions that pollute the air and harm human health. And yet, solid-state batteries have felt like … Continue reading “Solid-State Batteries Are In ‘Trailblazer’ Mode. What's Holding Them Up?”
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Honda wants to be a player in the solid-state battery game. The Japanese automaker built a demonstration line to figure out how to lower costs and increase output. The first samples will roll off the assembly line in January 2025. All-solid-state batteries promise more driving range, faster charging speeds and potentially lower costs. They have … Continue reading “Honda Is Getting Closer To Making Solid-State Batteries”
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Stellantis is putting Factorial’s quasi-solid-state batteries in the Dodge Charger Daytona EV. A demonstration fleet will hit the streets by 2026. The promise of solid-state batteries in electric vehicles is getting a bit long in the tooth, but it’s undeniable that progress is being made. Case in point: Stellantis will launch a demonstration fleet of … Continue reading “The Dodge Charger Daytona Is Getting Solid-State Batteries”
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Texas-headquartered power conversion technology company Ideal Power, developer of the B-TRAN bidirectional semiconductor power switch, is collaborating with its third global automaker on the use of B-TRAN-enabled contactors to potentially replace electromechanical contactors in the automaker’s EVs. Contactors play a critical role in isolating the battery, inverter and onboard charger to ensure safety when an … Continue reading “Global automaker to use Ideal Power’s solid-state contactors in its EVs”
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Several years in, a partnership between Mercedes-Benz and battery firm Factorial is finally showing progress toward developing viable solid-state battery tech for EVs. Factorial on Tuesday announced that its Solstice solid-state battery cell developed in collaboration with Mercedes could boost EV range by up to 80% through greater energy density. This allows for greater energy … Continue reading “Factorial solid-state tech could boost Mercedes EV range 80%”