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When NIO announced the ET7 would have a 150 kWh battery pack with solid-state cells in 2022, nobody bought that right away. Reactions ranged from cautiously waiting to plain denial that this would be possible. With the information of new investments on Solid State Lion, we learned more about that battery pack: it will actually be semi-SSB (solid-state battery).
Most electric vehicles (EV) are unlikely to use more powerful solid-state and lithium-metal batteries this decade as the technology will struggle to compete on costs, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Lithium metal battery production capacity is set to reach 260 GWh by 2030, based on the current pipeline, as startups...
The SES Battery World 2021 was an event that promised to reveal more details about the company’s hybrid lithium metal cell. It showed the Apollo cell, probably the most impressive battery we have seen so far, but it did not stop there. The company’s founder ignited discussion about solid-state cells by stating it ceased trying to make one because it was not feasible.
QuantumScape continues its slow but constant progress with its solid-state cell platform. After disclosing some test results and getting critics to doubt them, the company asked Mobile Power Solutions to test its single-layer cells. The results are even better than the ones the company disclosed in December 2020.
SK Innovation is known both for its legal dispute with LGES (LG Energy Solution) and for never having had any fire issues that we are aware of. The Korean supplier will now also be known as the company that will mass-produce the solid-state batteries Solid Power is developing, which will benefit Kia, Ford, and BMW.