Japanese media reported that from May this year, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will invest 1.6 billion yen in the United Nations Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Panasonic, GS Yuasa, Toray, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemicals and other large automobile manufacturers. , Battery and material manufacturers to jointly develop solid-state batteries.

　　Japan is eager to win a round in the field of lithium batteries. Japanese media reported that from May this year, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will invest 1.6 billion yen in the United Nations Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Panasonic, GS Yuasa, Toray, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemicals and other large automobile manufacturers. , Battery and material manufacturers to jointly develop solid-state batteries.

　　The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan is subordinate to the Central Department of Japan. It is mainly responsible for improving the vitality of the private economy, enabling the smooth development of foreign economic relations, ensuring economic and industrial development, and ensuring the stability and efficiency of the supply of mineral resources and energy.

　　Raising solid-state batteries to the height of national strategy and assembling the top domestic industrial chain forces, Japan’s determination to seize the commanding heights in the solid-state battery field is evident. The regaining of the power battery market share seized by Chinese and Korean companies is interpreted by Japanese domestic media as one of the purposes of the government's efforts to increase the research and development of solid-state batteries.

　　According to the data produced by the Nikkei, Japanese companies accounted for about 70% of the global market share in the field of automotive batteries in 2013. However, with the accelerated catch-up of Chinese and South Korean companies, the market share of Japanese companies has been reduced to 41%.

　　2013 was a "watershed" for the development of lithium batteries. Prior to this, lithium batteries were mainly used in the consumer electronics field. The market was mature and stable. Since 2013, new energy vehicles have begun to rise rapidly across the world, and the power battery industry has developed a lot. The vigorous vitality of the past.

　　Although it has the first-mover advantage in the industrialization of lithium battery technology, Japan has fully shared the dividends of the lithium battery industry, but under the multiple influence of policies, markets and development strategies, facing the fierce offensive of rising star Chinese and Korean battery companies, Japan has only been in the field of lithium battery in recent years. Can barely maintain the state of passive contraction. Data show that in 2016, Japan's global market share of lithium batteries has dropped to about 15%.

　　In this context, the Japanese government and companies are making every effort to develop solid-state batteries that are recognized as next-generation batteries, which is a breakthrough. According to reports, before the formal capital contribution, in order to ensure that the world's automotive all-solid-state batteries dominate, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan is considering applying to the International Electrotechnical Commission to promote the development of international standards. In April this year, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and the Japan New Energy Industry Technology Development and Development Agency announced that they will formulate an all-solid-state lithium battery test and evaluation method that reflects international standards and specifications within 2022, and jointly develop all-solid-state lithium batteries for vehicles International standardization strategy.