German luxury vehicle manufacturer BMW has announced that it will deepen its partnership with solid-state battery developer Solid Power, including the incorporation of a prototype production line in its own facilities and the production of a demonstrator vehicle before 2025.
BMW has been involved with the Colorado-based Solid Power since mid 2021 when it led a Series B funding round into the company alongside Ford.
This was followed in time by several joint partnership agreements between BMW and Solid Power, including an agreement signed last December which provided BMW with a research and development license to Solid Power’s all-solid-state cell design.
All-solid-state batteries (ASSB) are touted by some as the holy grail of EV batteries, swapping out traditional lithium-ion batteries, just as computer hard disc drives (HDD) were replaced with solid state drives. For…
BMW to build first demonstrator EV with solid state batteries by 2025
