Nissan recently released its prototype production facility for its all-solid-state batteries. The company plans to release its first internally developed electric vehicle model loaded with its all-solid-state batteries by fiscal 2028, Kallanish learns. 

The prototype production facility is located at the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture, a coastal region to the south of Tokyo. As part of its "Nissan Ambition 2030," the company will build a pilot production line at its factory in Yokohama, the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, in fiscal 2024 to further refine the processes and related segments. 

By leveraging the advantages of all-solid-state batteries such as higher energy densities and shorter charging periods, Nissan plans to utilise this technology in more EV sectors other than passenger cars, such as pickup trucks. It is also putting efforts into making them more cost-effective. The goals are "reducing the prices to $75/kilowatt-hours in fiscal 2028 and to $65/kWh thereafter, placing EVs at the same cost level as gasoline-powered vehicles."

Kunio Nakaguro, executive vice president in charge of R&D, says: "Nissan has been a leader in electrification technology through a wide range of R&D activities...Going forward, our R&D and manufacturing divisions will continue to work together to utilise this prototype production facility and accelerate the practical application of all-solid-state batteries."