BMW has licensed solid-state battery cell designs and manufacturing processes from Colorado-based Solid Power, taking the partnership between the two companies up a notch.
The automaker, which began partnering with Solid Power in 2017, will install copies of the firm’s solid-state cell pilot production lines at its facilities in Germany, and Solid Power will supply its sulfide-based solid electrolyte for those pilot lines, the battery firm announced last week in a press release. These arrangements will “allow for parallel research and development activities,” Solid Power said.
Solid Power battery cells
BMW has agreed to pay Solid Power, which also counts Ford as an investor, $20 million by June 2024, subject to achieving certain milestones. That’s a small amount compared to what automakers are investing in new battery joint ventures.
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