QuantumScape Now Has Six Automakers in Its Sampling Agreements List
28 Jul 2022, 00:02 UTC / The company also disclosed that it created a 24-layer cell, which means it is close to sending its first A-samples to customers
Volkswagen Announces PowerCo and Shows the Unified Cell
7 Jul 2022, 17:10 UTC / In an event that had the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, Volkswagen explained a little better how it would manufacture its own cells
Toyota Is the World’s Leader in Solid-State Battery Patents By a Wide Margin
7 Jul 2022, 13:58 UTC / According to Nikkei Asia, Toyota has 1,331 known patents while Panasonic is in second place with 445 patents. South Korean competitors are speeding up
Sakuu-LM Cells Can Stand Continuous 3C Discharge Rates
7 Jun 2022, 12:00 UTC / The company also disclosed that it intends to put its printed solid-state batteries made with the Kavian platform should start tests with customers in 2023.
Solid-State Sodium-Sulfur Batteries Thought Impossible To Make Until This Breakthrough
4 Jun 2022, 21:02 UTC / Solid-state sodium-sulfur batteries offer clear advantages compared to their Li-ion brethren, but until now, no suitable solid electrolyte has been found
QuantumScape Talks About Proprietary Format and 4th Automotive Partner to Shareholders
28 Apr 2022, 17:28 UTC / The joint venture the company disclosed on March 1 will be established in the U.S. for up to 50 GWh in solid-state batteries
Honda's Electric Plans Include Two Sports Cars and a Pickup Truck
12 Apr 2022, 10:37 UTC / Toshihiro Mibe explained all changes Honda will have to go through to achieve its target of selling 2 million electric cars by 2030
Nissan Presents Its All-Solid-State Batteries and Their Factory for the First Time
8 Apr 2022, 10:38 UTC / The presented cells seem to have a single layer and are pouch batteries. The manufacturing process shows it is almost artisanal at this point
Protean Makes New Partnership With Dongfeng to Sell EVs With In-Wheel Motors
7 Apr 2022, 12:34 UTC / The idea is not new. Despite that, we’re yet to see a production electric vehicle that will count on hub motors to move around
Battery Startup States It May Soon Sell Li-S Cells, With Energy-Density Advantages
30 Mar 2022, 13:00 UTC / Theion may have beaten the known issues with sulfur batteries with a proprietary solid electrolyte and carbon nanotubes.
Sion Power's Promising Licerion Cells Reach More Than 2,500 Cycles
10 Mar 2022, 20:20 UTC / They have reached 70% of their capacity after all these cycles but may last even longer if submitted to slower charging cycles
Aston Martin Partners With Britishvolt to Develop High-Performance Cells
7 Mar 2022, 09:46 UTC / They will be used to power Aston Martin’s second BEV (battery electric vehicle), scheduled to arrive by 2025. By 2030, its core portfolio will be electrified.
QuantumScape Will Now Sell Its Solid-State Batteries to a Fourth Carmaker
2 Mar 2022, 17:02 UTC / The solid-state battery startup informed about the new automaker willing to test its A samples in a Form 8-K to the U.S. SEC
Toyota Will Not Sell the bZ4x in Japan, Only Offer It Through a Subscription Service
24 Feb 2022, 09:07 UTC / That makes Toyota’s strategy for electric cars more clear and reinforces what we said before: the Japanese carmaker is waiting for the right cells
After SES Goes to South Korea, QuantumScape Opens R&D Center in Japan
22 Feb 2022, 22:38 UTC / Asian countries are a target for these battery startups not only due to the talent pool they offer but also to the customers they represent.
QuantumScape Produces First 16-Layer Cells, Plans A Samples for 2022
17 Feb 2022, 22:21 UTC / The company presented some of its achievements and plans for its solid-state platform in a letter about Q4 2021 results to shareholders.
Christian Von Koenigsegg Shares His Vision About Electric Cars in New Video
10 Feb 2022, 23:32 UTC / The Swedish edition of Auto Motor und Sport interviewed Koenigsegg’s founder, and he shared some interesting insight on EVs – and some mistakes
QuantumScape Fast Charges Its Solid-State Cell More than 400 Times
27 Jan 2022, 21:31 UTC / The battery startup said its solid-state cells retained way more than 80% capacity at 4C, charging in less than 15 minutes
Dongfeng Announces First Car With Solid-State Cells But Fails to Give More Info About It
24 Jan 2022, 16:40 UTC / The E70 units with these batteries will be tested as taxicabs in four Chinese locations: Jiangxi, Guangzhou, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu
Toyota's First Solid-State Battery Car Will Be a Hybrid for Market and Testing Reasons
7 Jan 2022, 15:02 UTC / Caution was always something Toyota took very seriously, which means an electric car will only have these batteries when it is safe to do so