QuantumScape focusing on disrupting EV industry with solid-state battery

Posted on 20 Dec 2021 by Tim Brown, Karen Queen

California-based battery company, QuantumScape, continues to focus on disrupting the electric vehicle battery industry, which has relied on lithium ion batteries, by building a better, smaller, cheaper and safer solid-state battery.

“Our goal is to make better batteries for EVs and close the [cost and performance] gap with internal combustion engines,” co-founder and CTO Tim Holme said. “We believe our technology is capable of breaking into the mass market.” The aim is to commercialize the solid-state battery in 2024 or 2025, to be ready for a…

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