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Press Release: QuantumScape Releases Next-Generation Solid-State Battery Separator Equipment, Cobra
https://ir.quantumscape.com/resources/press-releases/news-details/2024/QuantumScape-Releases-Next-Generation-Solid-State-Battery-Separator-Equipment-Cobra/default.aspxQuantumScape Releases Next-Generation Solid-State Battery Separator Equipment, Cobra
December 5, 2024
Achieving this final key goal of 2024 enables the company’s higher-volume sample production in 2025
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS), a leader in solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, today announced that next-generation heat treatment equipment for its separator production process, Cobra, has been developed, delivered, installed and released for initial separator processing. Achieving this milestone on schedule puts the company on track to deliver higher-volume samples of its first planned commercial product, QSE-5, in 2025, and is a major step toward the commercialization of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles.
Cobra represents a significant innovation in ceramic solid-state separator production, benefiting both scalability and cost efficiency. This milestone is the culmination of years of advanced R&D on QuantumScape’s fast separator production process – the core innovation that will allow its battery technology to be manufactured at gigawatt-hour scale. The company is targeting Cobra integration into its cell production baseline in 2025.
“Cobra is a true breakthrough in ceramics manufacturing, and it will pave the way for the scale up of our battery technology,” said Tim Holme, co-founder and CTO of QuantumScape. “I’m delighted with how the team has overcome challenges and kept the process roll-out on track this year.”
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December 5, 2024
Achieving this final key goal of 2024 enables the company’s higher-volume sample production in 2025
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS), a leader in solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, today announced that next-generation heat treatment equipment for its separator production process, Cobra, has been developed, delivered, installed and released for initial separator processing. Achieving this milestone on schedule puts the company on track to deliver higher-volume samples of its first planned commercial product, QSE-5, in 2025, and is a major step toward the commercialization of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles.
Cobra represents a significant innovation in ceramic solid-state separator production, benefiting both scalability and cost efficiency. This milestone is the culmination of years of advanced R&D on QuantumScape’s fast separator production process – the core innovation that will allow its battery technology to be manufactured at gigawatt-hour scale. The company is targeting Cobra integration into its cell production baseline in 2025.
“Cobra is a true breakthrough in ceramics manufacturing, and it will pave the way for the scale up of our battery technology,” said Tim Holme, co-founder and CTO of QuantumScape. “I’m delighted with how the team has overcome challenges and kept the process roll-out on track this year.”
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