Nissan opened its first all-solid-state battery line at its Yokohama plant in Japan earlier this year. The company aims to ...

Solid-state batteries are nothing new – solid electrolytes were created in the 1800s by Michael Faraday, and they are currently used in medical implants. But a technique to manufacture them ...

In short, solid-state batteries are a bit like a formula 1 car: they run fast and hard, but not for long. Lithium-ion batteries, on the other hand, don't perform as well, but they last much longer.

A solid-state battery's main difference is replacing the liquid electrolyte with a solid one. And just like magic, you've got double the range and charging times ten times shorter.

Solid-state batteries have been in development for over a decade, but so far, only one car exists with a solid-state battery in it (that is, assuming that Mercedes didn’t subsequently remove the ...

It makes for a shaky time for makers of EVs, but last week a company called QuantumScape — backed by Volkswagen — announced what it says is a major breakthrough in solid-state battery production.

Reportedly, that rival Chinese technology company also recently patented a solid-state battery design, one that offers a claimed range of 745 miles (1,200 km) on China’s light-duty electric ...