Are Solid State Batteries Finally About to Rise Over the Horizon?

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World's 1st EV with solid-state battery to hit roads in 2026, 600-mile range

Stellantis will launch a demonstration fleet of Dodge Charger Daytona EVs fitted with Factorial’s 390 Wh/kg solid-state batteries by 2026.

interestingengineering.com

 

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Unless I'm blind, the article doesn't mention that the supplied batteries to Stellantis will be semi solid-state so there will only be partial improvements to standard lithium-ion batteries. There are a few examples already found in the automotive world (like NIO) but they are still prohibitively expensive and I imagine the same here. I suspect Stellantis will be eating the cost of the batteries and use the next-gen Charger demonstration fleet as a test bench for themselves and Factorial.

Still, good to see progress being made but we still aren't quite there and it will probably be some time until full solid-state batteries (which it looks like Factorial is also working on but are still in sample stages) get down to a tolerable cost for manufacturers.