On April 11, 2022, Nissan Motor Corporation announced a pilot production facility for laminated soft-pack all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells, which is scheduled to be officially put into production in 2028. And it plans to build a pilot plant in Yokohama, Japan in fiscal 2024, and continue to conduct research on pilot production in terms of materials, design and manufacturing processes.
In terms of battery cost: It is planned that by fiscal year 2028, all-solid-state batteries (ASSB) can reduce the battery cost to US$75 per kWh (about 477.4 yuan), and through continuous innovation, the cost will be further reduced to per kWh in the future $65 (about 413.8 yuan) to achieve cost parity between electric and gasoline models.
As an advanced technology capable of changing the industry, all-solid-state battery (ASSB) will further accelerate the popularization of electric vehicles. The energy density of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) is nearly twice that of traditional lithium-ion batteries, and it has excellent charging and discharging performance, which will further shorten the charging time. At the same time, battery costs can be reduced due to the reduction in the use of expensive raw materials.
Mr. Kunio Nakaguro, Executive Vice President of Nissan Motor Company, in charge of R&D and Product Development, said: "Through extensive R&D work, Nissan is actively involved in the research of molecular-grade battery materials, the development of safe and high-performance electric vehicles, etc. In the field, it leads the development of electric drive technology. At the same time, Nissan uses electric vehicles as energy storage batteries to support the development of cities.”
"The knowledge and experience Nissan has accumulated in R&D practice in the past will help the development of all-solid-state batteries (ASSB). At present, we have an important accumulation of technology. In the future, Nissan's R&D and production departments will continue to collaborate, Take full advantage of the pilot production facility to accelerate the commercial application of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs),” added Mr. Kunio Nakaguro.
