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Then there\u2019s the problem of manufacturing at scale. Mass production requires large quantities of defect-free sheets of ceramic-like material to make the electrolytes as well as dry rooms for assembly, since those electrolytes have a tendency to react with water. Would-be manufacturers quote a range of potential prices for solid-state batteries, but most expect them to fall in line with lithium-ion packs sometime in the mid-2030s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The progress<\/h3>\n
Nascent as the technology is, solid-state batteries have already seen high-\u00adprofile missteps. But one of America\u2019s most advanced solid-state-battery companies says it\u2019s closing in on being able to bring its product to market. The Bill Gates\u2013backed QuantumScape launched in Silicon Valley in 2010 and built its battery around a class of ceramic materials that it says is compatible with lithium\u2014meaning no dendrite formation. \u201cWe spent, then, like 10 years learning how to process it to satisfy all of the other requirements,\u201d says Tim Holme, QuantumScape\u2019s cofounder and chief technology officer. In 2025, the startup announced a proprietary, large-scale manufacturing method for quickly producing and heat-treating the ceramic electrolytes used in its batteries. \u201cNobody has ever done this in the field of ceramics before,\u201d Holme claims. For 10,000 years, producing ceramics has involved slowly cooking the starting materials in an oven over the course of days. \u201cWe figured out a way to shorten that down to several minutes,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Plenty of other companies are pushing the tech forward as well. Toyota, the world\u2019s biggest automaker, launched a research program on solid-state batteries way back in 2010. It\u2019s now partnering with the global energy and petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan on a pilot plant, promising cars that can travel up to 745 miles after charging 10 minutes or less\u2014a huge leap, if it works out. In China, CATL, the giant behind roughly 40% of the global battery market, is aggressively pursuing solid-state batteries too, pumping nearly $2.6 billion into a research program in 2024 alone. Mercedes, meanwhile, equipped one of its EQS sedans with solid-state batteries last fall; after driving nonstop for 750 miles, the car still had some range to spare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will the tech gain traction? Investing in vehicle batteries makes sense given the size of the potential market. But any little uptick in cost typically gets passed on to buyers, so the first solid-state EV batteries will inevitably be more expensive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Grid storage buyers, who are working to meet the increasing demands posed by data centers, may also hesitate to purchase new technologies that still haven\u2019t come down the cost curve. Then again, the promise of energy storage that lasts longer than lithium-\u00adion\u2019s typical eight hours could make them easier to persuade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some companies are taking a page from a playbook employed by outfits pursuing fusion: Focus on near-term markets with better margins to help fund development and bring down costs. Solid-state firms including California-based Solid Energies and Arizona-headquartered Sion Power are looking at selling batteries to the aviation industry or the military. \u201cThose are sectors that are less sensitive to cost, and they typically require lower volumes as well,\u201d says Evelina Stoikou, head analyst for battery technologies and supply chains at the consultancy BloombergNEF. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way to prove your concept, then go through and fund the pilot plant where you can make that and eventually scale up.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The technology works, the capital is there, and demand is not far behind. But as with anything in manufacturing, unknown unknowns remain.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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