Solid-State Batteries Are Coming! Solid-State Batteries Are Coming!
Two new announcements this week suggest the dawn of the solid-state battery era is getting closer.
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Ford & BMW Plan To Begin Testing Solid Power Batteries In 2022
Solid Power will have prototype solid state batteries available for testing next year.
The Great Toyota Zero-Emissions Summer Olympics Debacle
Toyota’s dream of zero emissions vehicles powered by hydrogen and solid state batteries at the Summer Olympics has been a miserable failure.
Solid State Batteries — They’re Everywhere! They’re Everywhere!
Suddenly, news reports about solid state batteries are everywhere, which surely suggests progress is being made toward incorporating them into production cars in the near future.
Toyota Says It May Finally Be Ready To Make An Electric Car
Toyota this week announced it has developed its own EV platform and will introduce one electric SUV in Europe and possibly the US sometime before the end of this century.
QuantumScape Releases Performance Data On Its Solid-State Battery Technology
QuantumScape said on December 8 that its lithium metal batteries are exceeding all expectations. Here’s more.
With Solid State Energy Storage, Oil-Rich Texas Hits Clean Tech Trifecta
A Texas-sized energy storage breakthrough is in store for the US, with new solid state technology cutting costs while increasing efficiency.
SK Innovation Will Collaborate With John Goodenough On Solid-State Batteries
SK Innovation has announced that is will collaborate with John Goodenough on the creation of next-generation solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
Volkswagen Ships Cars To Americas Aboard Low Emissions Ship, Boosts Stake In QuantumScape
Volkswagen has begun using a new LNG powered car carrier to ship cars to North America and increased its investment in QuantumScape by $200 million.
The Last Battery Breakthrough Story Of 2019. (We Promise!)
Researchers at the University of Illinois are working on a polymer battery that inhibits the growth of dendrites. An important extra benefit is that it can be recycled easily and inexpensively.
