Solid-state battery pioneer QuantumScape (QS) and PowerCo, the battery division of the Volkswagen Group, demonstrated QS solid-state lithium-metal batteries powering a Ducati electric motorcycle at the recent IAA Mobility show in Munich. This was the first time QS has showcased its solid-state cells in a real-world vehicle. The battery system used in the e-motorcycle was… Read more »
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Mercedes-Benz EQS with solid-state battery makes 749-mile test drive on a single charge
Solid-state EV batteries are making the transition from the laboratory to real-world testing—this week we’ve seen announcements from QuantumScape, Rimac, and now Mercedes-Benz, which demonstrated its solid-state technology on a test drive from Stuttgart, Germany to Malmö, Sweden. A “lightly modified” Mercedes EQS test vehicle equipped with a lithium-metal solid-state battery completed the 1,205-kilometer (749-mile)… Read more »
BASF delivers first batch of cathode active materials for semi-solid-state batteries
BASF Battery Materials, through its Chinese joint venture BASF Shanshan Battery Materials, has delivered its first batches of mass-produced cathode active materials for semi-solid-state batteries in collaboration with Beijing WELION New Energy Technology. WELION New Energy develops solid-state battery technologies that are primarily used in EVs, energy storage, drones and power tools. The companies have… Read more »
Rimac Technology debuts solid-state battery and next-gen e-axles for high-performance EVs
Rimac Technology has presented new EV battery platforms, ultra-compact powertrains, and next-generation control electronics at IAA Mobility, detailing platforms developed through collaborations with ProLogium, Mitsubishi Chemical Group and Kautex Textron. These solutions are designed for large-scale production and production-ready, according to Rimac, aiming for integration in hundreds of thousands of vehicles in the near future…. Read more »
QuantumScape and PowerCo expand solid-state battery collaboration
QuantumScape, which is developing solid-state lithium battery technology, is expanding its strategic collaboration and licensing arrangement with Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo. The companies originally partnered in July 2024. The updated agreement is designed to accelerate QuantumScape’s QSE-5 battery development pilot line in San Jose, a step forward in the industrialization of its solid-state battery technology. Under… Read more »
Eaton to acquire solid-state transformer technology firm Resilient Power Systems
Intelligent power management company Eaton has agreed to acquire Resilient Power Systems, a North American developer and manufacturer of energy solutions, including solid-state transformer-based technology. Resilient Power Systems is based in Austin, Texas and backed by venture capital firms including Energy Transition Ventures. Its line of ultra-compact EV charging depots connect directly to existing distribution… Read more »
ION invests in sintering furnace to accelerate solid-state battery production
Solid-state battery (SSB) technology developer ION Storage Systems (ION) has invested in a new pilot production ceramic sintering furnace at its Beltsville, Maryland facility. The new equipment is intended to increase ION’s annual ceramic production capacity by ~1,000 times and unlock the ability to rapidly scale to hundreds of megawatt-hours through future expansion. Sintering is… Read more »
Xiaomi patents solid-state EV battery with a layered electrode design
Xiaomi, a multinational consumer and tech company headquartered in Beijing, has received a patent for a solid-state EV battery using a layered electrode design. Xiaomi’s patent for a solid-state battery features a layered electrode structure designed to enhance ionic conductivity and energy density, reports CarNewsChina. The design integrates a current collector with multiple electrode layers… Read more »
Gotion completes 0.2 GWh pilot line for all-solid-state batteries
Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has completed a 0.2 GWh pilot production line, started in 2024, that has a 90% yield rate for its GEMSTONE all-solid-state battery. The 2025 iteration demonstrates a 60% improvement in sulfide electrolyte ion conductivity, 150% higher cell capacity and 90% reduced stacking pressure pre-tension force, the company said. Its safety… Read more »
Ampcera launches nano-sulfide solid electrolytes, starts shipments to solid-state battery makers
US-based solid-state battery materials developer Ampcera has launched its new nano-sulfide solid electrolyte powders for all-solid-state batteries and has started global shipments to customers. Ampcera’s nano-sulfide powders feature high ionic conductivity and super-fine particle sizes in the hundreds of nanometers, addressing a bottleneck in solid-state battery development and manufacturing. The powders enable higher energy density… Read more »