{"id":19564,"date":"2022-04-08T14:46:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19564"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:46:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:46:37","slug":"nissan-announces-prototype-facility-for-solid-state-batteries-plans-for-ev-integration-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19564","title":{"rendered":"Nissan announces prototype facility for solid-state batteries, plans for EV integration in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"

During a livestream out of Japan this morning, Nissan Motor Company<\/a> unveiled plans to bring laminated solid-state batteries to market by 2028, beginning with a prototype production facility. The decision is part of Nissan\u2019s \u201cAmbition 2030\u201d strategy, which will now include plans to launch an EV powered by solid-state batteries in 2028.<\/p>\n

Nissan Motor Corporation\u00a0($NSANY)<\/a>\u00a0has been manufacturing cars in Japan since the 1930s and has become globally recognized behind brands like Infiniti and Datsun, in addition to its main marque.<\/p>\n

The company was one of the early promoters of electric vehicles with its\u00a0Nissan LEAF<\/a>, which debuted in 2010, currently maintaining a reign as one of the longest-running electric models in the US. Despite that fact, the LEAF sits as Nissan\u2019s lone BEV offering for sale, at least until\u00a0the new Ariya arrives<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Last summer, Nissan joined the\u00a0UN\u2019s \u201cRace to Zero\u201d campaign<\/a>\u00a0aiming to be 100% electric by the early 2030s with a strategy that includes the launch of 15 BEVs over the next eight years. Nissan called its own strategy for electrification \u201cAmbition 2030,\u201d which it outlined last fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the time, we learned of Nissan\u2019s plans for four new EV concepts, plus an investment of $17 billion in electrified technologies over the course of five years, including funds allocated toward R&D for solid-state batteries. <\/p>\n

Following the latest news from the automaker, it will begin pilot production of solid-state batteries<\/a> in Japan, and we might see a Nissan EV powered by SSBs in 2028.<\/p>\n

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A solid-state battery cell \/ Source: Nissan Motor Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nissan to develop solid-state batteries for its future EVs<\/h2>\n

During a live presentation out of Yokohama, Japan, the automaker shared news<\/a> of its prototype production facility for laminated solid-state batteries located within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture.<\/p>\n

According to the coinciding press release, the materials, design, and manufacturing processes for prototype production of the solid-state batteries will be studied at the new prototype production facility. <\/p>\n

The data gathered will then be used to establish a pilot production line at Nissan\u2019s Yokohama Plant in 2024, with the eventual goal of scaled manufacturing of solid-state batteries in-house by 2028. <\/p>\n

By this point in the future, Nissan believes its solid-state batteries can be reduced to $75 per kWh and down to $65 per kWh after 2028, putting EVs at cost parity with ICE competitors. Kunio Nakaguro, executive vice president in charge of R&D, spoke to the announcement:<\/p>\n

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Nissan has been a leader in electrification technology through a wide range of R&D activities, from molecular-level battery material research to the development of safe, high-performance EVs. Our initiatives even include city development using EVs as storage batteries. The knowledge gained from our experience supports the development of all-solid-state batteries and we\u2019ve accumulated important elemental technologies. Going forward, our R&D and manufacturing divisions will continue to work together to utilize this prototype production facility and accelerate the practical application of all-solid-state batteries.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As part of its \u201cAmbition 2030\u201d strategy, Nissan believes it can deliver an EV powered by these prospective solid-state batteries in 2028 and expects the cells to help it remain competitive in multiple vehicle segments, including pickup trucks.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not all either; Nissan is taking a multi-faceted approach to expanded electrification, including its \u201ce-Power\u201d hybrids and bi-directional charging<\/a>. Check out the automaker\u2019s latest video presentation below:<\/p>\n

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