- China wants large-scale solid-state battery deployment by 2030 to extend its lead in EV technology.
- CATL warns that cost and manufacturing hurdles still stand between solid-state batteries and mass adoption.
- Getting solid-state batteries into affordable EVs could take longer than getting them into production.
It’s easy to get excited about solid-state batteries in electric vehicles. Predicting when you’ll actually be able to buy an EV equipped with one is a lot harder. China has set mass-producing solid-state batteries as a national goal to help move things along, but its largest battery manufacturer, CATL, is careful not to overpromise.
