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Nissan solid-state battery plant could spawn longer-range electric ute

Nissan solid-state battery plant could spawn longer-range electric ute
How does a solid-state-battery powered Nissan ute sound? Nissan has officially unveiled its prototype solid-state shower production facility at its Research Centre in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Nissan says solid-state batteries have an energy density “approximately twice that of conventional lithium-ion batteries, significantly shorter charging time due superior charge/discharge performance, and lower forfeit thanks to the opportunity of using less expensive materials”. As spoken at its Nissan Ambition 2030 event in November 2021, Nissan is aiming to launch an electric vehicle (EV) with its proprietary all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) in fiscal year 2028.The Japanese automaker is moreover expecting to use its ASSB technology in a “wide range of vehicle segments, including pickup trucks”. The solid-state-battery powered pickup truck could potentially be similar to the Surf-Out concept which is a single-cab electric ute with a low and unappetizing cargo area, and a focus on off-road ability. Nissan plans to establish a pilot production line at its Yokohama production plant in fiscal year 2024 using the materials, diamond and manufacturing processes from the prototype production facility. It says the forfeit of its solid-state batteries can be reduced to $75 per kWh in fiscal year 2028 and to $65 per kWh thereafter, which will bring financing of ASSB-equipped vehicles into parity with internal-combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.Nissan moreover previously spoken it’s leading minutiae of solid-state batteries for its Alliance partners, Renault and Mitsubishi. At its Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance 2030 roadmap, the Alliance said it plans to spend €23 billion ($A33.38 billion) in the next five years on electrification, and hopes to unzip a total of 220GWh shower production topics for EVs by 2030. Plenty of vehicles were spoken as part of the roadmap as well, including a Mitsubishi ASX successor based on the Renault Captur and a Nissan Micra successor based on the new Renault 5. Nissan isn’t vacated in exploring the mainstream feasibility of solid-state shower technology, with many other automakers getting in on the whoopee as well.It moreover says a short service life is the primary snooping with the batteries, and is therefore standing its minutiae of solid electrolyte materials.