Imminent Arrival of Solid-State Batteries Will Make EVs Cheaper

Nissan showed off its all-solid-state battery pilot line, that is currently under construction, to the media at its Yokohama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture.

The biggest thing preventing buyers from changing to EVs is cost, then charging time, and finally, the worry that battery life is short. We posed the question in June 2023 HERE: Could Solid State Batteries Halve EV Prices?

The main problem with Solid State Battery development has been difficulties in the material used for anode and cathode sections. It might seem like we have been promised a Solid-State Battery every year for the last decade, but with the reveal of the Nissan production line all that has changed.

The Nissan Ambition 2030 long-term vision aims to launch EVs equipped with the batteries by 2028. Chinese carmakers are trying to short-step that by bringing Solid-State Battery EVs to market within a year.

ABOVE: Nissan showed off its in-construction all-solid-state battery pilot line to the media at its Yokohama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture

Solid-state batteries are double the energy density of conventional lithium-ion batteries, and have a shorter charging because there is no liquid to heat up. It is this liquid that has to be cooled then charging a battery fast, or discharging it during an enthusiastic track day drive. Solid-State Battery packs do not suffer the degradation of constant heating/cooling, and the cathode/anode parts don’t accumulate material to impede the flow of energy, and the EV will have a much longer range.

The most important factor to buyers will be that Solid-State Batteries have lower costs because they’re made of less expensive materials. Like most carmakers, Nissan plans to use all-solid-state batteries in all EVs, making its EVs more competitive.

Nissan is conducting wide ranging research and development, from molecular-level battery material research to electric vehicle development, and even city development using EVs as storage batteries. Utilizing this experience, Nissan is stepping up development with the goal of practical implementation.

The days of 2-minute charging and 1,000 range are just around the corner.

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