In 2027-2028. Comment in the article: The big company who doesn't have a competitive product attempts to mess up the market by making bold announcements of fantastic products that are coming "soon".
Everybody serious, except Tesla, has a solid-state battery program. Here's an overview of where various car makers are.[1] There are a few prototype cars running around on all solid state batteries now. The problem is developing a cheap production process. Most of the big players are saying first production vehicles in 2027, solid state technology takes over around 2030.
There's an interim "semi solid state" technology that's already in some cars.
It's one of those stopgap ideas destined to go away, like "mild hybrids".
Everybody serious, except Tesla, has a solid-state battery program. Here's an overview of where various car makers are.[1] There are a few prototype cars running around on all solid state batteries now. The problem is developing a cheap production process. Most of the big players are saying first production vehicles in 2027, solid state technology takes over around 2030.
There's an interim "semi solid state" technology that's already in some cars. It's one of those stopgap ideas destined to go away, like "mild hybrids".
[1] https://insideevs.com/news/771402/every-solid-state-battery-...