Solid-state batteries are a technology that many car manufacturers are investing in. On paper, these batteries will allow electric vehicles to take a major step forward in terms of autonomy and charging. However, at the moment, work on the development of this technology is still underway. Volkswagenin particular, invested in QuantumScapean American company that we have already talked about several times.
Apparently, there is some news. PowerCo, the battery company of the Volkswagen Group, has confirmed the results obtained from the QuantumScape experiments. In fact, the American company’s solid-state cells have successfully passed tests that lasted several months and were carried out in the PowerCo laboratories in Salzgitter.
The solid element under test consists of 24 layers and therefore already corresponds to a cell that will be mass produced in the future. The next step towards manufacturing is now to improve and expand production processes.
According to reports, the QuantumScape solid-state cell has been successfully completed. more than 1000 charging cycles. For an electric vehicle with a WLTP range of 500-600 kilometers, this corresponds to a total range of more than half a million kilometers. An interesting fact is that at the end of the tests the cell it still had 95% of its power. The result is apparently obtained in the laboratory, which bodes well for the future.
PowerCo added that the results far exceed the industry standard of performing 700 charge cycles while maintaining 80% battery capacity. Jagdeep Singhfounder and CEO of QuantumScape, said:
Volkswagen Group PowerCo test results clearly show that QuantumScape’s anode-free solid-state lithium metal cells are capable of delivering exceptional performance. While we still have a lot of work to do to bring this technology to market, we are not aware of any other automotive-sized lithium metal battery that has demonstrated similar results. We are pleased to work closely with the Volkswagen Group and PowerCo to industrialize this technology and bring it to market as quickly as possible.
However, there is still a lot of work to be done to bring this technology to electric vehicles. For Frank BlomCEO of PowerCo, these results bode well for the battery.”which ensures long autonomy, can be charged very quickly and practically does not age“.
Source: HD Motori
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