Japan will develop all-solid-state batteries

　　 "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported that the Japanese government will work with private companies to promote the development of a new generation of pure electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Starting in May, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan will cooperate with Toyota, Asahi Kasei, Panasonic and other automobile, materials, and electronic machinery companies to promote the development of high-efficiency all-solid-state batteries. At present, Japan is losing market share in the field of mainstream car batteries by Chinese companies and others. Focusing on the official popularization of pure electric vehicles, Japan will accelerate the development of a new generation of batteries to achieve a counterattack.

　　According to the Nikkei, the Japanese government will work with private companies to promote the development of a new generation of pure electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Starting in May, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan will cooperate with Toyota, Asahi Kasei, Panasonic and other automobile, materials, and electronic machinery companies to promote the development of high-efficiency all-solid-state batteries. At present, Japan is losing market share in the field of mainstream car batteries by Chinese companies and others. Focusing on the official popularization of pure electric vehicles, Japan will accelerate the development of a new generation of batteries to achieve a counterattack.

　　 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan will contribute 1.6 billion yen to the "Lithium Battery Materials Evaluation and Research Center (LIBTEC)", a technology research association in which materials manufacturers Asahi Kasei and Toray participate. Large car companies such as Toyota, Nissan, and Honda, and battery manufacturers such as Panasonic and GSYUASA will also join the development of LIBTEC.

　　The electrolyte of the current mainstream lithium battery is liquid, while the solid electrolyte is used in all solid-state batteries. There is no need to worry about leakage, the safety is improved, and it is easy to assemble. As all solid-state batteries require fewer parts and components, not only can costs be reduced, but also output power can be increased.

　　In the field of all-solid-state batteries, Toyota's research is considered to be the most advanced in the world, but it has not yet been put into practical use. Therefore, companies in various industries from automobiles, batteries to materials will build a framework for cooperation and accelerate research and development. We will use solid materials that are more difficult to use in batteries than liquids, advance the development of improved performance, and formulate safety evaluation standards.

　　 The average cruising range of cars equipped with existing lithium batteries is about 400 kilometers. LIBTEC strives to increase its cruising range to 550 kilometers by 2025 and 800 kilometers by 2030. All solid-state batteries are expected to be adopted by many companies.

　　In the automotive battery industry, Japanese companies are at the forefront, accounting for 70% of the market share in 2013. However, Chinese and South Korean companies are catching up quickly. Chinese companies with a market share of only 3% in 2013 will expand to 26% in 2016, while Japanese companies have dropped to 41%.

　　Affected by the global strengthening of environmental protection restrictions, pure electric vehicles will officially begin to spread in the future. China plans to increase the popularization of new generation cars from 650,000 in 2016 to 80 million, and Germany also plans to increase from 70,000 to 6 million. Japan plans to expand the proportion of new-generation cars in new car sales to 20-30% by 2030. It is expected that the market size of batteries, the core component of pure electric vehicles, will also increase significantly.

　　The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan will promote the development of international standards in order to gain the global leadership in automotive batteries. Specifically, discuss the application to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and others.

　　 Japan will speed up the response from two aspects of technology development and standard setting, and increase the presence of Japanese companies in the pure electric vehicle market.