Nissan unveils a prototype production facility for all-solid-state batteries.
Accelerating R&D toward practical application.
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan showcased its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells on April 8th, 2022, with a goal of bringing them to market by 2028. The Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture has set up a prototype laboratory to help accelerate the development of all-solid-state batteries.
Nissan’s long-term vision, Nissan Ambition 2030, calls for the company to introduce an electric vehicle using all-solid-state batteries manufactured in-house by fiscal 2028. In fiscal 2024, it expects to open a prototype production line at its Yokohama Plant, with materials, design, and manufacturing methods for prototype production on the line to be evaluated at the prototype production facility. Nissan predicts that the cost of all-solid-state batteries may be cut to $75 per kWh in fiscal 2028 and then to $65 per kWh thereafter, bringing EVs on par with gasoline-powered vehicles.
All-solid-state batteries are projected to be a game-changer for electric car adoption. They offer around double the energy density of traditional lithium-ion batteries, a substantially quicker charging time due to greater charge/discharge performance, and a lower cost due to the ability to use less expensive components. Nissan aims to deploy all-solid-state batteries in a wide range of vehicle sectors, including pickup trucks, as a result of these advantages, making its EVs more competitive.
“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.
Kunio Nakaguro, executive vice president in charge of R&D, said
“The knowledge gained from our experience supports the development of all-solid-state batteries and we’ve 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.”