Sunwoda to make solid batteries cheaper

Sunwoda, a prominent battery maker, said on Tuesday it will be able to lower the price of its all-solid-state battery to 2 yuan ($0.27) per watt-hour by 2026, amid accelerated efforts and investment from the Chinese government and local companies on this game-changing technology.

Xu Zhongling, vice-president of research and development at Sunwoda, said in an exclusive interview with China Daily that the company has developed an all-solid-state battery with a capacity of 20Ah and an energy density exceeding 400Wh/kg.

"We are currently constructing a production line for such batteries and aim for mass production of the all-solid-state battery by 2026, with an expected capacity of 1 GWh," he said. It was also the first time that the firm disclosed details of its all-solid-state battery.