Honda’s Solid-State Battery Prototype Could Be a Game Changer for Electric Vehicles
Honda gave a look into its plans to produce prototypes of solid-state batteries that it hopes to mass produce by the late 2020s, according to Green Car Reports.
Construction on a 295,000-square-foot facility in Sakura City that was completed this past Spring will be used to develop a process for producing the batteries, Honda shared last Thursday.
With equipment having just been installed in the facility, Honda plans to begin making cells this January as part of a demonstration production line.
The company’s production process is based on liquid-electrolyte lithium-ion cells, with a roll-pressing step added to increase the density of solid electrolyte layers. Honda added it’s taken other measures, such as bonding the positive and negative electrodes, in order to optimize the process.
Commercialization of this battery is slated for the second half of the 2020s, for not only the automotive industry but aircraft and motorcycles as well, in an effort to make the product financially viable through a wide range of uses.
Earlier this year, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe had shared that solid-state batteries could potentially make way for the production of a small affordable EV by 2030, by offering a higher range and lower cost to product.
