Hyundai invests in solid-state battery developer from America

The race to develop and offer solid-state batteries in cars is heating up some more. Hyundai announced that it is investing in a company based in Massachusetts called Ionic Materials. The company is developing the solid electrolyte polymer that would replace the liquid electrolytes used in current lithium-ion batteries.

This investment by Hyundai indicates a ramping up of its efforts to produce solid-state batteries. Last year,
the Korea Herald reported that the company was working on the technology in-house. It is interesting that the company would partner with a smaller company based in America rather than a large battery developer from Hyundai’s home country such as LG.

Hyundai is also one of several companies working hard to bring solid-state batteries to the masses’ cars. Toyota says
it will have them in cars by 2022.
Fisker is also aiming for early 2020s for its own solid-state batteries.
Honda, Nissan, BMW and VW are all reportedly working on solid-state batteries, too. Perhaps what’s most surprising is that there aren’t more companies openly developing the technology, since solid-state batteries
eliminate flammable liquid electrolytes, and they promise the potential of more capacity and faster charging times.

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