{"id":19559,"date":"2022-04-09T00:04:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T04:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19559"},"modified":"2022-04-09T00:04:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T04:04:25","slug":"nissan-prototype-production-facility-solid-state-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19559","title":{"rendered":"Nissan Unveils Prototype Production Facility For Solid-State Batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nissan unveiled today its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells. The facility is located within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.<\/p>\n

The Japanese company announced in-house development of solid-state batteries in November 2021<\/a> with a plan to start pilot production at its Yokohama Plant in fiscal 2024 and launch the first EV powered by the new batteries by fiscal 2028.<\/p>\n

The prototype production line is a major step toward commercialization of those next-generation batteries, which according to Nissan, are expected to offer an energy density approximately twice that of conventional lithium-ion batteries, significantly shorter charging time due to superior charge\/discharge performance, and lower cost thanks to the opportunity of using less expensive materials.<\/p>\n

Nissan<\/a>\u00a0has engaged in lithium-ion battery development for a very long time (over 20 years) and, as we understand, the company intends to continue its in-house approach also with the solid-state batteries.<\/p>\n

As we can see, the physical form factor is similar to conventional cells currently used by the company – laminated cells.<\/p>\n

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By the way of presenting the prototype production facility, Nissan has repeated its very ambitious targets to achieve a cost of $75 per kWh in fiscal 2028 and $65 per kWh thereafter (on the pack level).<\/p>\n

In effect, electric vehicle costs should be reduced to the same level as gasoline-powered vehicles, Nissan explains.<\/p>\n

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