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It could be that the solid-state cell is coming sooner than expected?

According to an article in the Handelsblatt, VW and its subsidiary PowerCo had a cell in long-term testing that, according to their statement, survived 1000 charging cycles and only lost 5% of its nominal capacity.

Excerpt:"According to the information, the battery cell developed together with the US partner QuantumScale was tested over several months in the laboratories of the VW battery subsidiary PowerCo in Salzgitter. The group is currently setting up its first battery cell factory there. According to PowerCoAt the end of the long-term test, the cell still had over 95 percent of its capacity. This means that it significantly exceeded the test requirements. "These are very encouraging results that impressively underline the potential of the solid-state cell," said PowerCo boss Frank Blome. "At the end of thisA battery cell could be developed that enables long ranges, can be charged extremely quickly and practically does not age.According to the announcement, QuantumScale boss Jagdeep Singh announced that he wanted to bring the new technology to series production “as quickly as possible”. However, there is still work to be done. According to “Handelsblatt”, the first pilot production with low quantities is planned for the end of 2024. Until the endThe aim is to increase the number of units noticeably in 2025, the paper reports, citing the QuantumScale boss. After that, series production will begin."