Is Solid-State Almost Here?

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Happy Friday, InsideEVs readers.

Solid-state EV batteries have always been five or 10 years away, depending on who you ask. But the tech genuinely seems closer than ever, when you look at strides from startups and big-time auto manufacturers alike.

Factorial, a U.S. startup, thinks the key to actually commercializing all-solid-state tech is for players across the supply chain to join forces. Suvrat caught up with the company’s CEO to discuss it’s new partnership around solid electrolytes and what’s coming next.

That and more in today’s edition of The Update. Have a restful weekend, all!

—Tim Levin, Senior Editor

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Is Solid-State Almost Here?

Every headline satisfies an opinion. Except ours.

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