Nissan Thinks It Can Beat Toyota to Solid-State EV Batteries

Nissan was once an EV pioneer; now it's playing catch-up. But instead of trying to merely match its competitors, it wants to leapfrog them by being one of the first to bring about highly energy-dense solid-state batteries. More radical still, it thinks it can do so sooner than one of the battery technology's biggest proponents: Toyota.

Nissan declared its intent Monday in a showing of its in-progress battery factory in Yokohama. The site will be where Nissan pilots a production line for solid-state batteries, which it expects will become commercially available by financial year 2028. Nissan expects to produce its first prototype batteries in March 2025, according to Reuters, which reports the automaker intends to produce 100 megawatt-hours of solid-state batteries monthly as of April 2028.