Nissan says it's well advanced in the race to introduce solid state batteries to production cars, a move that could be revolutionary for EV range and cost.
The Japanese giant has been developing solid state batteries since 2018, with the technology having the potential to address many of the key barriers to widespread electric car uptake by consumers. Now it says development cars will be on the road in 2026 with a view to the first production car going on sale in 2028.
Nissan was an electric car trailblazer in 2010 when it launched the world’s first mass produced EV in the shape of the Nissan Leaf. It's lost ground in the years since, but sees solid state batteries as a way of closing the gap to the likes of Tesla and BYD.
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