Mercedes has a very ambitious electrification project. To support it & egrave; the development of batteries is fundamental as they are the most important element important in electric cars. The German manufacturer strongly believes in solid state battery technology which on paper will be able to make the cars make a very large leap forward in terms of autonomy and speed; charging. After announcing the agreement with Factorial Energy, Mercedes has announced a new agreement with ProLogium to develop the next generation of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. It is a company & agrave; with which the German brand is already collaborating; for several years always in the field of batteries.
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For the moment, the details of the new agreement have not yet been clarified. According to what & egrave; was announced, the first Mercedes experimental vehicles equipped with the new solid-state accumulators developed together with ProLogium will be introduced in the next few years.
The companies & agrave; they also agreed on a roadmap that includes integrating solid-state battery technology into a range of passenger vehicles in the second half. of the decade.
Through working with industry-leading companies that are rapidly developing solid-state battery technology, Mercedes & quot; is pushing its businesses forward; research and development, promoting further technological leaps in the field of batteries and continuously expanding its network of high-level technology partners to ensure access to the most advanced technologies; updated & quot ;.
Thanks to this work, Mercedes will be & agrave; ready to become an electric-only brand by 2030 but only where market conditions allow it. It will be therefore very interesting to follow the development work that will be; carried forward with ProLogium. As part of the deal, Mercedes invest & agrave; in this society and take & agrave; a seat on the board of directors . Markus Sch & auml; fer , member of the board of directors of Daimler, said:
We are convinced that autonomy and efficiency are the new benchmarks in the sector for electric cars. Solid state technology helps reduce battery size and weight. This is serious; why we are partnering with companies like ProLogium, to ensure that Mercedes-Benz continues to break new ground in the automotive sector – for the benefit of our customers.
Vincent Yang , CEO and founder of ProLogium Technology, added:
We have been working with Mercedes on testing our EV battery cells since 2016 and are excited to strengthen and expand our partnership. Through joint work with Mercedes we expect to demonstrate the effective application of our safe, high-performance solid-state battery cells that meet the highest quality standards. by Mercedes. At ProLogium, we believe that innovative technology must be underpinned by scalability; in the production. We look forward to starting our new plant by the end of 2022 and working with our customers towards successful mass production.
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