- Auto brands Hyundai and Kia have a Solid State Battery Project that is expected to be the batteries that will power electric vehicles.
- This battery is a rechargeable energy storage system that uses solid electrolytes and electrodes.
- Find Hyundai and Kia vehicles for sale at Barry Sanders Supercenter in Stillwater, OK.
Hyundai’s got some state-of-art surprises up their sleeve. You’ll want to see what Hyundai and Kia have got in store for a solid state battery in the upcoming future…
The Solid State Battery Is The Future
Our society is going forward, not backward! We’ve made insurmountable progress with technology involving science, architecture, etc. Why should our cars be any different? Hyundai and Kia took on the responsibility to be part of the answer to this existing question! In late October of 2021, Hyundai and Kia announced their master plan to form and test solid-state batteries in their upcoming vehicles with a Massachusetts-based company called Factorial Energy! These solid-state batteries will essentially be the batteries powering future electric vehicles! This newly-assembled, powerful combination of a team, sponsored by Hyundai and Kia will involve Factorial Energy, which has never had financial backing from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) group! This combination of companies will be challenging the depth of their potential. Simultaneously, all companies involved will be contributing to a revolution in the automobile industry.
So, Out of All Batteries… Why This One?
A battery is a battery is a battery, right? Wrong. EV batteries could be the new standard for forthcoming cars entering our new millennium! First, we have to ask ourselves, what even is a solid-state battery? They are a rechargeable energy storage system that uses solid electrolytes and electrodes. The competition of this emerging car battery would be the more acquainted lithium-ion battery. The car industry has been looking toward solid-state batteries more recently. It’s interest started around the 2010s, as the future power source for electric vehicles (EV) batteries!
Compared to an EV battery, lithium-ion batteries inherit several disadvantages. While lithium-ion batteries have been the automobile standard, EV batteries have been getting their ducks in a row for the future of automobile technology. Lithium-Ion batteries possess many safety concerns: limited voltage and internal pressures [tendency to overheat], flammability, they lose capacity and frequently fail over time due to horrific aging, and can endure no more than 1000 charge and discharge cycles before the battery crashes. Can we find at least one alternative to avoid this hazardous nonsense?
You might recognize solid-state battery power sources as an important factor for items like stopwatches or pacemakers. You’re probably wondering how can a thing that powers such small items be alternatively used as our car batteries? Don’t let their past fool you! EV batteries, found in succeeding Hyundai and Kia cars, will be added to the everyday use possibilities enwrapped within such a battery.
Why Are Electric Vehicles Great?
Okay, but why are they great? Let’s compare the battery alternatives between these ultra-modern EV batteries or the temperature-sensitive lithium-ion battery. Batteries for electric vehicles would be rechargeable and only lose 5% of their battery health a month. They also have a higher energy density, and can withstand several cycles of charging and discharging. EV batteries will also hold up to 50 percent more EV battery range than conventional lithium-ion batteries which is quite the increase. The cherry on top of this environmentally friendly cake is that these electric vehicle batteries will have a longer lifespan.
There’s a Special Synergy in the Air The Solid State Battery
Hyundai and Kia are smart, (but we already knew that). The twin South Korean multinational automobile companies, following behind Toyota, have publicized their plan to develop solid-state batteries for their vehicles! This partnership shows Hyundai’s and Kia’s personification of the quote “when there’s a will, there’s a way.” The multinational companies decided to outsource in executing this plan with a company that has also started taking an initiative toward solid-state innovations. Factorial Energy is based in Woburn, Massachusetts, and has produced a huge development with solid-state batteries with their Factorial Electrolyte System Technology (FEST). According to Hyundai’s press release, “The companies will integrate Factorial technology at the cell, module, and system levels, perform vehicle-level integration, and co-develop specifications for manufacturing Factorial’s batteries.”
This will be Factorial Energy’s first grand investment from a major automobile company! Hyundai is a perfect first. Factorial’s trailblazing batteries will be used in forthcoming Hyundai vehicles. What’s special about Factorial Energy’s batteries is that they solve impactful issues that prohibit wide-reaching consumer consumption of electric vehicles such as safety and driving range! This mighty alliance has strengthened Factorial Energy’s confidence in providing more breakthroughs for solid-state batteries! These innovations will lead to more progress toward an environment full of electric vehicles!
Why Electric Vehicles Are Better
Electric vehicles are the better alternative for several reasons! You save money on gas, due to the substitution of charging your car instead! You could save an average of $700 a year in fuel costs! They don’t release pollutants in the air which makes them environmentally friendly! They offer an overall higher performance by being lighter and faster since all the power comes from a rechargeable battery! This powerful collaboration between Hyundai/Kia and Factorial Energy has no set date for a prototype or vehicle but we’re appreciative to get the heads up from one of the car industry’s most versatile and reliable car companies. Hyundai and Kia are carving the proper path in securing their position toward the new potential standard for electric vehicles to be released in the future!
Can’t Wait for Your Own Hyundai?
While there is no predicted time frame of products from this Hyundai/Kia and Factorial Energy partnership, you can still experience the legacy Hyundai is currently crafting through each line of their vehicles! Come to Barry Sanders Supercenter and stay connected with Hyundai’s latest innovations!
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