Japan's carmakers are expecting a qualitative change in joint research and development of solid batt

Following the joint promotion of the popularity of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Japan, Japanese automotive companies once again showed strong cohesion.

Japan's carmakers are expecting a qualitative change in joint research and development of solid battery electric vehicles.
Recently, Japanese media reported that Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Panasonic, the battery giant, will jointly conduct research on solid-state batteries, which means that the range of electric vehicles will usher in a qualitative leap.
At the Beijing Auto Show, Nakai Qingyao, general manager of Toyota Automobile Research and Development Center (China) Co., Ltd., told Interface News that at present, most of the driving batteries, including nickel-hydrogen batteries and lithium batteries, use liquid electrolyte. According to its description, the energy density of all-solid-state batteries will be greatly improved, and the safety will also be greatly improved. "I am not quite sure about the specific value, compared with the lithium battery, at least 1 times that." Nakao Shiya said.
It is reported that the research also received 14 million US dollars from the Ministry of Economy and Industry of Japan, and cooperated with Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center (Libtec).
The ultimate goal of the research center is to develop a new solid-state battery technology, which can provide 800 kilometers of endurance for electric vehicles by 2030. At present, the mainstream electric vehicles on the market have a range of about 550 kilometers. The latter is already the first-class standard in the electric vehicle industry. Tesla Model S P100D has similar endurance capabilities.
But at the same time, the huge, cumbersome and costly battery pack is the price it pays.
In fact, in 2013, Japanese suppliers accounted for about 70% of the world's car battery share, but with the strong development of Chinese and Korean battery companies, Japan's share in the market fell to 41% in 2016. To this end, the Japanese government invested 1.6 billion yen (about 93.46 million yuan) in Libtec project, hoping that Japanese battery companies will return to the forefront of the world in the field of automotive batteries.
In addition to the "three major Japanese" car companies and Panasonic, this cooperation also includes battery company Tangshao, chemical company Asahi Cheng, Toray, Cola Li and so on.
Source: interface news