Nissan opens a prototype production plant that will build solid-state automotive batteries.
The automaker says it hopes to bring laminated all-solid-state battery cells to market in a new BEV model by 2028. This facility, housed within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, is designed to promote the development and adoption of solid-state-batteries for autos.
Under its long-term vision, Nissan Ambition 2030, the company plans to establish a pilot production line at its Yokohama Plant in fiscal 2024, with materials, design and manufacturing processes for prototype production on the line to be studied at the facility. Nissan believes solid-state batteries can be reduced to $75 per kWh in fiscal 2028 and to $65 per kWh thereafter, placing EVs at the same cost level as internal-combustion-powered vehicles.
The automaker says solid-state batteries have an energy density approximately twice that of conventional lithium-ion batteries, significantly shorter charging time owing to superior charge/discharge performance and lower cost thanks to the opportunity of using less-expensive materials. Nissan expects to use solid-state batteries in a wide range of vehicle segments, including pickup trucks, making its EVs more competitive.
