China Aims to Lead in Solid-State Battery Industrialization
China’s top research institution is pushing the “industrialization” of solid-state batteries with a new task force, said Miao Wei, a former Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and a core member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a political advisory body. The China All-Solid-State Battery Collaborative Innovation Platform (CASIP), formed by members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will coordinate efforts of car manufacturers, battery makers, suppliers, and researchers, aimed at developing “breakthrough” battery technology. “We should maintain the strategy of making more gradual semi-solid state batteries while preparing for significant disruptions from the adoption of all-solid state batteries,” said Ouyang Minggao, a Tsinghua University professor and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He cited Beijing’s global leadership in electric vehicles as it faces competition in battery technologies. Japan has bet on all-solid-state batteries since Toyota last June set a target of commercialization as early as 2027. [Xinhua News Agency, in Chinese]