- The battery cells achieve an energy density exceeding 500 Wh/kg, with the battery pack capacity reaching 142 kWh.
- The battery is undergoing iterative upgrades, with potential to achieve a pack capacity exceeding 200 kWh, delivering a range of over 1,600 km.
China FAW Group's battery manufacturing subsidiary, China Automotive New Energy Battery (CANEB), has begun installing semi-solid-state batteries in prototype vehicles to validate the new power battery technology, which offers enhanced safety and extended range.
The batteries were recently installed in a prototype vehicle, marking the first application of a Lithium-rich manganese-based solid-liquid hybrid battery and representing a major breakthrough in battery energy density, China FAW announced on Tuesday.
Jointly developed by CANEB and Professor Chen Jun's team at Nankai University, the cell achieves an energy density exceeding 500 Wh/kg.
The battery pack delivers 142 kWh of capacity, enabling a driving range exceeding 1,000 km after installation, China FAW said.
The product's cathode specific capacity surpasses 300 mAh/g — more than double that of high-performance lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, according to the automaker.
The product addresses the high cost and risks associated with using metallic lithium strips, achieving significant breakthroughs in battery cycle life and safety while reducing production costs and simplifying manufacturing processes, it said.
The battery is currently undergoing iterative upgrades, with expectations to achieve a battery system energy density exceeding 340 Wh/kg, a battery pack capacity surpassing 200 kWh, and delivering a range exceeding 1,600 km.
FAW said that demonstration operations for this battery technology are planned to commence in 2026.
CANEB, formerly known as Lishen, completed its rebranding in July 2025 and established its headquarters in Tianjin.
Solid-state batteries are regarded as next-generation battery technology, offering high energy density and enhanced safety.
Over the past few years, multiple automakers and battery manufacturers have marketed their semi-solid-state batteries. However, this terminology has been standardized as solid-liquid hybrid batteries to prevent public confusion.
China's major battery manufacturers, including CATL (HKG: 3750, SHE: 300750) and BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY), currently target small-scale vehicle integration of all solid-state batteries by 2027.
Automakers appear more aggressive — for instance, Dongfeng Motor (HKG: 0489, OTCMKTS: DNFGF) mentioned in November last year that it expects to begin mass production of solid-state batteries with a 1,000-kilometer range by September 2026.
In January, FAW announced that its Hongqi brand had rolled out the first prototype vehicle equipped with solid-state batteries, marking the brand's entry into the real-vehicle testing phase for all-solid-state battery technology.
Hongqi did not disclose the energy density of the solid-state battery or the vehicle's range.
