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%”
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Massachusetts-based Factorial has a new solid-state battery named Solstice. Factorial is backed by Mercedes-Benz, which led a $200 million funding round in the company in 2022. Mercedes-Benz is already working on bringing these batteries to market by the end of the decade. Solid-state batteries are considered the next big thing in battery technology. Several automakers … Continue reading “Future Mercedes-Benz EVs May Get Solid-State Batteries With 80% More Range”
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The legendary GT-R is going electric and will likely be Nissan’s first to use solid-state batteries. As the new tech develops, Nissan hinted that solid-state batteries could give the electric GT-R even more power. We got our first look at the electric GT-R after Nissan unveiled the Hyper Force EV concept last October. Nissan claimed … Continue reading “Nissan’s Electric GT-R will be its first with solid-state batteries for over 1,000 kW of power”