20-year EV battery, 9-minute charging in Samsung SDI roadmap | KLRT [Video]

Samsung SDI this week presented a battery-development roadmap with ambitious performance targets for charging, energy density, and battery life.

On the charging front, the company believes it can begin mass-producing battery cells capable of being charged from 8% to 80% in just nine minutes by 2026. This will be made possible by “optimizing lithium-ion transfer path” and lowering resistance, according to a Samsung SDI press release.

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The company has also set up a pilot production line for solid-state batteries, and claims to be on track for mass production by 2027. These batteries could increase energy density by up to 40% from Samsung’s current P5 prismatic cells, the company claims.

Nissan and Toyota are among several automakers working on their own solid-state batteries, in addition to the majority of cell makers and a number of startups. Toyota has also teased the idea of 10-minute chargingfor its solid-state batteries, which the automaker is …