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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer GAC Aion plans to equip all EVs under its Hyper brand with its all-solid-state battery technology, which boasts energy density of more than 400Wh/kg and a range of over 1,000 kilometres.
GAC Aion made the announcement at a livestreamed press conference last Friday, promising that it hopes its new solid-state battery technology will be incorporated into all new production vehicles under its Hyper brand by 2026.
The company also posted the announcement to its Weibo – China’s equivalent to X, formerly Twitter – confirming reports from English-language EV news site CnEVPost.
According to GAC Aion, the new batteries offer more than 50 per cent increase in mass energy density and more than 52 per cent in volumetric energy density compared to current state-of-the-art liquid lithium-ion batteries.
Using a 100 per cent solid-state electrolyte, the batteries offer ultra-high energy density, and are supposedly “ultra safe” and are capable of being used in a wide array of temperatures.
GAC Aion told journalists that the batteries have already moved from the lab to mass production.
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
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