Transportation
Stellantis to Road Test EV Fleet With Solid-State Batteries
- Cells will be made by Factorial Energy, and tests to be in US
- Dodge model fleet should be deployed by 2026, startup says
A Dodge Charger Daytona concept vehicle during the 2023 New York International Auto Show in New York, in April 2023.
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Stellantis NV plans to operate a test fleet of electric vehicles powered with solid-state batteries in two years’ time, taking a step toward potential commercialization of a technology that’s aimed at improving EV performance.
The automaker will launch a demonstration fleet of battery-powered Dodge Charger Daytona vehicles using solid-state cells made by Factorial Energy, the Woburn, Massachusetts-based startup told Bloomberg.