CATL Chief: Solid-State Batteries at 'Level 4 of 9,' No Leap Until 2030
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The Chinese battery giant CATL assumes that solid-state batteries are still a few years away from mass use in electric vehicles.
CATL chief: solid-state batteries at ‘level 4 of 9,’ no leap until 2030
Robin Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of CATL, the world's largest EV battery maker, just poured cold water on the solid-state battery hype, saying the much-anticipated technology is only at "level four" of a nine-step readiness scale. Speaking at "Summer Davos" in China this week, Zeng predicted that an inflection point for the technology won't arrive until 2030 - and even warned that its commercial viability has yet to be established.
Solid state batteries have become one of the most promising technologies for the next generation of electric cars. Manufacturers around the world claim to work on them and expectations are enormous. On paper they promise more autonomy, ultra-fast recharges and greater security. However, from CATL, the world’s largest battery producer, they call for caution and consider that there is still a long way to go before seeing them in mass production. D…
While the solid battery generates huge expectations, CATL points out that several steps are still to be taken before mass marketing. There are many promises around the solid battery. However, we must be careful about the content of the advertisements of some manufacturers.
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