BMW and Solid Power join Samsung SDI to test its all-solid-state battery in their electric vehicles. It’s a major leap toward the future of next-gen EVs as the battery technology is expected to be adopted by mobile devices, too.

Samsung is rumored to install its all-solid-state battery technology in wearable devices like watches. Compared to phones, smartwatches will be less difficult to commercialize the new battery and verify its reliability.

Well, Samsung SDI’s latest announcement says it will jointly pursue a technology verification project with German premium finished-vehicle brand BMW and US battery material specialist Solid Power to integrate all-solid-state battery into EVs.

Samsung SDI, BMW, and Solid Power have also signed a trilateral business agreement, which focuses on the development and demonstration of all-solid-state batteries.

The Korean tech giant will utilize the solid electrolyte developed by Solid Power in its all-solid-state battery cells. The new battery tech with enhanced energy density will be supplied to BMW, which will develop modules for EV usage.

All-solid-state battery replaces the liquid electrolyte found in lithium-ion batteries with a solid electrolyte. As a result, the next-gen battery delivers superior safety and can achieve a higher energy density.

Via – Chosun Biz

It will significantly enhance the electric vehicles’ driving range. It all will come in the battery pack having the same size as a lithium-ion battery. The test project will decide when the new battery will roam on the road inside EVs.

All-solid-state battery would take some time to be installed in mobile devices. It would take years to evaluate the performance and reliability of the solution, but the silicon carbon battery doesn’t seem much away from Galaxy devices.

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