Honda sets up demo facility to produce solid-state batteries for EVs

Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe says solid-state batteries will make EVs cheaper
An undated image. — iStock
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Automobile tycoon Honda set up a prototype of a facility in Japan, showcasing its plans to mass-produce solid-state batteries.

Manufactured cheaper than usual, the solid-state batteries could lay down the foundations for higher-range, longer-lasting electric vehicles (EVs) in the future.

Automakers have been slipping up over the production of solid-state batteries owing to the intricacies woven around their production.

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Are solid state batteries better than lithium-ion batteries?

Instead of the liquid electrolytes found in current lithium-ion batteries, the solid-state batteries contain dry conductive materials, that are key to higher energy density and longer lifespans.

Slated to be mass-produced between 2025 and 2030, solid-state batteries will make EVs cheaper, said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe.  

The only hindrance in producing these batteries is the requirement of an entirely different production process to succeed.

Volkswagen-backed QuantumScape and Nissan are the companies that are highly involved and investing in solid-state batteries, with Factorial testing semi-solid-state batteries befitting for Dodge Chargers.

The company says it's advancing the research to bring about this remarkable feat at its new 27,000 square-meter demo facility set up in Sakura City, Japan, and is reducing the time required to produce a single unit.