Solid-State Battery | Honda Launches a Pilot Production Line for Solid-State Batteries in Japan

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Solid-State Battery | Honda Launches a Pilot Production Line for Solid-State Batteries in Japan

Date：2024-11-25

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Honda announced on November 21st the launch of a demonstration production line for solid-state batteries in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The facility is designed to prepare for the mass production of solid-state batteries, with an expected start of production in 2025.

The pilot line covers an area of approximately 27,400 square meters and is equipped with facilities and equipment for all production steps, including the weighing and mixing of electrode materials, the coating and roll pressing of electrode assemblies, battery production, and module assembly. The construction of the production facility building was completed in spring of this year, with key equipment now installed.

Honda plans to begin battery production on this demonstration line in January 2025 and will verify mass production technologies and costs for each process, while also developing battery cell specifications.

The final specifications of the battery cells have not yet been determined, but the production department is already involved in the decision-making. Honda plans to use these solid-state batteries in automobiles, motorcycles, and aircraft.

Honda aims to achieve carbon neutrality across the group by 2050 and has set a target for 100% of new vehicle sales to be battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles by 2040. All-solid-state batteries, with their high energy density and excellent heat resistance, are expected to solve issues that hinder the popularization of electric vehicles, such as range, price, and charging time.

The total investment for this pilot line is approximately 43 billion yen (about 2 billion RMB), partially funded by the Green Innovation Fund of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan.

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