Series production from 2027: South Korean manufacturer announces “dream battery” for electric cars. By then, the company wants to produce a battery with an unusually long service life of more than 20 years.

Samsung SDI put a pilot plant for solid-state batteries into operation last year. The battery should be charged from eight to 80 percent in nine minutes. The South Korean battery specialist Samsung SDi wants to build asolid-state battery in series from 20 27. The next big step in the development of electric cars is the solid- state battery, which Toyota has already announced the start of series production with a partner.