It isn’t often that a new development could completely revolutionize an emerging segment in the automotive industry, but multiple battery production companies are working on tech that will do just that. Among those is Samsung, who stole the show at the SNE Battery Day expo that took place in South Korea earlier this year. There, Samsung announced a solid-state battery with a range exceeding 600 miles and an 80 percent charging time in under 10 minutes.
Currently, the vast majority of electric vehicles are powered by lithium-ion batteries that can take hours upon hours to charge, depending on the level of charger used. Using a standard three-prong outlet found in homes provides the longest charge times, while DC fast charging stations deliver the fastest charge speed. With solid-state batteries, that could all change. Samsung isn’t the only company hard at work bringing about the next generation of battery technology. Other…
