Solid-state batteries have long been billed as the "holy grail" of sustainable driving.
As the name suggests, solid-state batteries contain a solid electrolyte, made from materials such as ceramics.
Automakers have invested billions of dollars in solid-state battery research and teamed up with developers to produce their own versions for mass production.
Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesJapan's Toyota, for instance, has said it is aiming to bring solid-state batteries into mass production between 2027 and 2028.
Yet, despite growing hype over the potential rollout of solid-state batteries, analysts remain skeptical about when they will actually make it to market.
Persons:
Tomohiro Ohsumi, Japan's Nissan, Germany's Mercedes, Max Reid, Wood Mackenzie, Reid, Wood Mackenzie's Reid, Julia Poliscanova, Poliscanova, Nio, Ganfeng, Environment's Poliscanova
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Afp, Getty, Toyota Motor Corp, Benz Group, Stellantis, Hyundai, Kia, Environmental Defense Fund, CNBC, Transport, Environment, Paris, Show, Qingtao Energy
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Nanjing, China's, Jiangsu, PARIS, France, Tokyo, Japan, U.S, China