BMW, Ford expand solid state battery stakes with Solid Power
BMW and Ford lead funding round in solid-state battery developer Solid Power and will expand joint development agreements with the company.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Volkswagen’s EV power play: Build six battery factories and slash cell costs by half
Volkswagen will build six battery factories and increase charging network five-fold, group CEO Herbert Diess said at the company's Power Day on Monday.
VW partner Quantumscape clears another hurdle on road to solid-state battery
Volkswagen-backed Quantumscape says it has cleared another hurdle on the path to commercialising solid-state EV batteries.
China’s CATL reportedly promises solid state battery with high energy density
Chinese battery maker CATL reportedly promises 350Wh/kg solid-state battery cells once key technology and production issues have been solved.
“Major breakthrough”: QuantumScape hails test results of solid state batteries
New solid state battery cells developed by VW-backed QuantumScape ticks three major boxes that could, if commercialised, blow away capabilities of today's EV batteries.