Small Suzuki has already made significant progress in the development of solid-state batteries. By acquiring a business unit, the brand suddenly has expertise dating back to 2006, although that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be able to buy a Suzuki with such a battery tomorrow. Suzuki Motor Corporation is acquiring Kanadevia’s solid-state operations. Kanadevia, formerly Hitachi Zosen, has been developing the holy grail of batteries since 2006—solid-state batteries. Apparently, they’ve...

Toyota has been working on the launch of solid-state battery electric cars for many years, and now an important step forward is taking place as partner Idemitsu Kosan announces the construction of a facility to produce solid electrolyte for solid-state batteries. Energy company Idemitsu Kosan is a Japanese oil giant, but since the mid-1990s, it has been researching materials for solid-state batteries and began cooperation with Toyota in 2023. The plant under construction will have an annual capa...

ACC, a European joint venture for manufacturing car batteries, is cancelling two of its three planned battery factories for Europe. This leaves only the French factory. ACC stands for Automotive Cells Company and is a project by Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and Saft, which is in turn owned by Total. Together, the three wanted to prevent all EV batteries from coming from China. Therefore, ambitious plans were developed for the construction of at least three European gigafactories. These were to be...

The Hiroshima-based brand has never conformed to the mold of other automakers, very often going it alone. In the realm of electric vehicles, the unique Mazda MX-30 crossover coupe, with its rear-hinged doors, unveiled in October 2019 and launched in September 2020, had a very quiet career due to its small 35.5 kWh battery, which limited its range to 200 km. The addition of a range-extended variant in 2023 did little to revive the model’s fortunes. Mazda’s first “mainstream” electric ca...