Solid state batteries already in production & powering electric cars

Credit: Bolloré/Wikepedia

Solid state batteries have a number of advantages over existing technology*, including:
● avoid electrolyte leakage into electrodes with resulting reduced performance
● thin-film solid-state occupy less space
● long-lived
● inherently safer — no flammable, liquid electrolyte

But they have always been seen as just another new battery technology that is all promise & no reality.

Except solid-state batteries are actually in production & installed in cars now: it’s the Bolloré BlueCar. On sale, & in use by the Bolloré car-sharing service in France. Bolloré car-sharing will begin operations in Indianapolis & London later this year.

Sakti3, Quantumscape, General Motors & Volkswagen are also working on solid-state batteries for electric cars.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098904_solid-state-batteries-already-powering-electric-cars-bluecars-in-fact

Volkswagen's solid-state battery project promised an electric car range of 700 km. A decision on a bigger investment was to be made, "by July". See: http://hhg2tech.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/vw-investigating-700-km-electric.html
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