Sk on allegations that it has an advantage with the format of the bag cell, which can also be modified to accommodate solid state technology. The company says that progress in solid status batteries may help them overcome Chinese companies. It currently provides batteries to Mercedes -Benz, Ford, Volkswagen and Hyundai, according to Sne’s research for Korea.
You will hear a lot about solid state batteries in this contract, a long time before seeing it in an electric car you can already drive. And as much as it seems frustrated, the leading battery technology takes years, sometimes contracts, to move from the laboratory to the hall.
But when it reaches, the auto industry can reshape. SK in South Korea to think that today will come.
In an interview with him recently with Bloomberg, the head of the research and development department at SK On Park Kisoo released an optimistic tone. He said: “When the world of solid state batteries reaches, it will definitely be applied in cells of the type of bag that we have already have a technological feature.” He added: “This may be a weapon that can help us overcome China.”
Auto industry companies are chasing solid state batteries strongly, which replace the dissolved with liquid electricity in traditional Li -Ion packages with solid electricity. Solid electricity can be manufactured from polymer, sulfide, oxides, or ceramic materials. On paper, the gains are convincing. Solid state batteries are the intensity of higher energy, faster charging, longer life, and highly improved thermal stability.
But SK is on the faces of intense competition. Chinese batteries are already leading in a semi -solid status technique, which battery experts consider a bridge for all solid state batteries (ASB). NIO EVS with semi -solid packages already on Chinese roads. Last week, MG Motor said it would be the first automobile manufacturer to put a semi -solid battery in EV at reasonable prices, MG4.
Western car makers move as well. Mercedes-Benz has installed the semi-solid Startup Factorial package in the EQS Sedan test. Stelantis plans to install a preliminary model Dodge Charger Daytona EV with a buffer battery next year. BMW appears to be slightly before the package. The solid state battery on the I7 test in Germany was shown again in May.
Bluoval Sk Battery Factory in Tennessee.
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Before any of these models entered the market, experts say there is a great room for Lithium ion cells today to improve it. SK On improves thermal management by cooling indulging, a technique that it plans to use not only in EVS, but also for its customers building artificial intelligence and energy storage systems.
The company’s large manufacturing fingerprint means that it can curvate those promotions worldwide. In the last days of the Biden administration, the United States has approved a $ 9.6 billion loan to Blueoval SK, a joint venture between Ford and SK, to build three huge batteries factories in Tennessee and Kentucky. Reuters said it’s the largest loan granted through the advanced car manufacturing program.
Solid-State Tech may still be years away, but with a huge war box, a growing factory network and major car manufacturers as clients, the company is located to put itself to be ready if the hack is finally reached.
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