China wants solid-state batteries in use by 2030, and CATL rates them four out of nine
China’s industry ministry and six other agencies set 2030 as the date for the first large-scale use of all-solid-state batteries, though CATL’s chairman rates the technology four out of nine and calls million-vehicle use before 2030 very unlikely. ProLogium’s Dunkirk plant, the largest new European cell project since Northvolt went bankrupt, is staged at 0.8 GWh in 2028 and will be certified against a Chinese standard.
China has set 2030 as the date for the first large-scale use of solid-state batteries. Its biggest battery maker rates the technology four out of nine. A plant in northern France broke ground in February.
The plan came from the industry ministry and six other agencies on 28 September and covers 2026 to 2030, as CnEVPost reported. It also targets lithium cells good for 15,000 charge cycles. The ministry acknowledged weaknesses in innovation and imbalances between supply and demand.
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