Solid-state Battery

  • EV battery maker Farasis Energy has reportedly sent samples of semi-solid-state batteries to Mercedes-Benz

    Farasis Energy has sent samples of its first-generation semi-solid-state battery with an energy density of 330Wh/kg to Mercedes-Benz, which will start testing prototype batteries soon.

  • BAIC BluePark says it has completed development of 2nd-gen solid-state battery cells

    BAIC BluePark says its planned third-generation solid-state battery technology will be used in a new Arcfox-branded model with a cell energy density of 360Wh/kg.

  • Lithium supplier Ganfeng unveils its first-gen solid-state battery

    Dongfeng Motor's E70 model will be the first to use the battery and is expected to be delivered before the Chinese New Year, which arrives in early February.

  • Prices of semi-solid-state batteries expected to drop to level of liquid lithium batteries by next year, expert says

    Solid-state batteries, or semi-solid-state batteries, may enter mass use sooner than people expect.

  • New material developed by Chinese team expected to accelerate commercialization of solid-state batteries

    Professor Ma Cheng's team at the University of Science and Technology of China announced that they have successfully developed a new chloride solid electrolyte material, lithium zirconium chloride.

  • SAIC says it will put solid-state batteries into production by 2025

    Chinese auto giant SAIC Motor will put its solid-state batteries with "world-leading " technology into production by 2025, it said.

  • CATL says solid-state batteries still a long way from commercialization

    CATL said the company is able to make samples of solid-state batteries, but the indicators show there is still a long way from commercialization.

  • Chinese firm's next-gen power battery seeks to challenge energy density bottleneck

    Farasis Energy said it has developed and validated a next-generation electric vehicle battery with an energy density of 330Wh/kg, marking a challenge to the industry's widely held belief that lithium batteries have an energy density bottleneck upper limit of 350Wh/kg.

  • Chinese academician calls for accelerated development of solid-state batteries

    The current battery is the lithium-ion battery, and the electrolyte is a flammable liquid electrolyte, which can easily cause safety concerns.

  • Expert downplays solid-state battery hype, says commercial use unlikely in 5 years

    "All-solid-state batteries are nowhere near commercialization, and it's still difficult to even do a demo right now."