Honda EVs with solid-state batteries coming by 2030

Honda has already built a pilot production facility to figure out how to make solid-state batteries on a mass scale.

According to reports, Honda will be introducing its first electric vehicle powered by solid-state batteries by the end of this decade.

The new solid-state EV batteries from Honda are said to be 50% smaller, 35% lighter and 25% cheaper to manufacture compared to the current generation of lithium-ion cells. The solid-state batteries are also much safer and accept much higher charging speeds.

However, the most interesting aspect is that solid-state batteries could pack a driving range of up to 620 miles (1000 km) on a single charge - almost double the range of most mass-market EVs on sale today. Honda even claims that by 2040, they aim to push this range even higher to 776 miles (1250 km) while reducing the size, weight and cost of the batteries themselves.

Honda has already announced that it has built a pilot production facility to figure out how to make solid-state batteries on a mass scale. Test production is set to begin soon.

Takeshi Ueda, Chief Engineer of Innovative Research Excellence, Honda R&D, stated, "That’s why we have created the pilot line to identify and deal with any issues in terms of size and mass production as soon as possible. We have to make our prototype battery 100 times bigger. We are working on how to bring them to the mass production phase."

Honda though isn't the only carmaker working on solid-state battery tech, with brands like Toyota, BMW, Nissan and Volkswagen also developing the same.

Source: InsideEVs