2028 could well be the year you switch to an electric car
If the whole of Europe needs an electric car, a few things still need to be done. Because with the current new prices of EVs, a lot of people will continue to drive around in existing fuel cars, and we still won’t get anywhere. Although it seems to be quite good to drive a little longer with a fuel car. Or everyone has to agree to a Dacia Spring. Nissan today presents their outlook when it comes to battery prices and the solid-state battery.
What is a solid state battery?
Without overloading you with technical details, you can take the name quite literally. Current battery cells contain liquid electrolytes. A solid-state battery used solid electrolytes and electrodes. These batteries are lighter and ultimately they should be cheaper to make. Small cheaper cars would also be possible with a cheaper and lighter battery. Currently, solid-state batteries are still expensive to make and there are some technical hurdles to overcome.
The price per kWh for batteries in electric cars
In March . reported CNBC Tesla is currently losing about $142 per kWh. So a 90 kWh battery would cost well over $12,700 to make, looking at the cells. Nissan expects the cost per kWh to be around $75 by 2028. That is also the year that the first cars with a solid-state battery from Nissan should appear. Ultimately, the price should even drop to 65 kWh. This would be the point that electric cars are just as expensive to buy as petrol cars. Hopefully the charging infrastructure will be in order.
The benefits of solid state batteries
Not only are the batteries cheaper, because of the reduced weight, fewer kWhs are needed for the same range. In addition, the solid-state batteries would only take a third of the time to fully charge. Nissan plans to run a factory in Yokohama in 2024 at the earliest to produce the new batteries. As with more new technologies, the introduction of solid-state batteries will be gradual.
