Solid-state batteries are making headlines more and more in recent months. This type of battery, particularly when it comes to EVs, could very well change the game, as we’ve talked about multiple times in the past. But up until fairly recently, it seemed that solid-state battery tech was getting close to becoming a reality, but always remained an “almost there” story.
That story is about to change, or at least some of the biggest names in the tech and automotive industries are hoping so. Not too long ago, we talked about how Samsung previewed a groundbreaking solid-state EV battery with a whopping 600-mile range and lightning-fast nine-minute charge time. In that article, I mentioned that things surrounding the solid-state EV battery craze were getting pretty serious because big tech had finally stepped in.
As it would turn out, things are just about to get even more serious, as Honda has just announced a new solid-state battery production facility in its home country of Japan. And while Big Red isn’t going to go right ahead and start producing EVs with solid-state batteries, it’s surely going to use the new facility to conduct tons of R&D and tests on the potentially game-changing technology.
