Will solid-state batteries meet industry demand?

Experts across the world believe that electric vehicles will sooner or later become the mainstream. They find it a more sustainable form of transport. But on what kind of batteries will these future electric vehicles run? Car makers are preferring the solid state-batteries over the older lithium-ion batteries. Let us find out the difference between them

For years now, electric vehicles have been powered by lithium-ion batteries. These batteries are similar to the ones used in your mobile phones, laptops and other consumer electronics. They use a liquid electrolyte, which makes them not only heavy, but also vulnerable to instability at high temperatures.