Stellantis plans to demonstrate a fleet of Dodge Charger Daytonas equipped with semi-solid-state batteries in 2026, using tech that Mercedes will also deploy in the future.
Stellantis says it will put a “demonstration fleet” of Dodge Charger Daytonas on the road by 2026, equipped with solid-state battery technology that’s lighter, more energy-dense, and could eventually make for cheaper EVs. The company calls the demo fleet a “key next step” toward making solid-state EVs that you can actually buy. The cars will be built on its STLA Large EV platform, which is meant to underpin more than just the Chargers it’s demoing next year.
Factorial, which makes the batteries Stellantis will use, claims its semi-solid-state tech could push EV range up by as much as 50 percent versus today’s electric cars, and that the batteries have “drop-in compatibility with existing lithium-ion battery manufacturing infrastructure,” making them cheaper and easier to produce than switching to full solid-state tech would be. Solid-state batteries have been hard to develop and not every company has been able to hack it.
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