This week everything revolved around the gene6 batteries from BMW with round cells and how charging speed and reach rose by 30%. New class models are improved by 20% an improvement in energy density and bidirectional charging processes. As promising as it sounds, solid -state batteries are still considered the Holy Grail.
It is expected that an EV area is much higher than with an equivalent car with a lithium-ion battery. In addition, solid -state batteries are more durable and have a larger area of operating temperatures. They are also safer because the risk of fire and thermal outlier is lower. Thanks to a simplified structure, these types of batteries are also easier compared to what car manufacturers use in current electric vehicles.
Thanks to a collaboration with a fixed performance, BMW will have a demonstrator vehicle with solid body batteries later this year. However, a production car will not take place soon. Autocar By Martin Schuster, the Vice President of BMW from Battery Tech of the next generation, learned the group, the group will probably not start EV with solid body batteries until the next decade.
He explained that the German luxury brand can sell a car with a solid battery today, but the production costs are still too high and it would not make sense to pass it on to the buyer. The head of purchase and supply Joachim Post also mentioned the unaffordable costs and estimates that customers would not pay the premium.
In the meantime there is still room to optimize lithium-ion technology. BMW has already promised up to 900 kilometers (560 miles) for new class with gene6 batteries. Schuster is of the opinion that improvements are still possible, especially in terms of production costs. He is confident that there is “a long way to lithium ion”. The BMW Group believes that the production of EVS with solid body batteries will not occur in the next eight years.
When you look at competitors, Mercedes and factorial energy test a prototype EQs with solid-state batteries in Great Britain. The luxury sedan in Full -Grat -Limousine could unlock a range of more than 998 kilometers (620) miles on a single load. The three -point star aims to beat BMW by 2030 with a solid body battery with a solid body battery.
Source: AutoCar
