Get ready to go the distance.
Electric car batteries that can reach a whopping 600 miles before they ever need a recharge — twice the mileage of today’s EVs — are coming to a garage near you, Samsung recently boasted.
Typically, lithium-ion batteries in modern EVs tap out at around 300 miles, with drivers wasting 45 minutes waiting for a charge from 10% to 80%.
The new batteries, however, double the distance and slash the wait time to around nine minutes, the company said.
Because of the significantly higher cost of production, the new all-solid-state batteries, or ASSBs, are slated to first appear in high-end luxury cars, according to industry reports.
Samsung is teaming up with US tech company Solid Power and German auto giant BMW to put the batteries on the road by the end of 2026.
The batteries are smaller, lighter, and — most importantly — a whole lot safer, according to the South Korean-based electronics manufacturer.
ASSB cells — which will also be available in personal electronics like smartphones and laptops — use solid electrolyte instead of liquid electrolyte found in a lithium-ion batteries.
That means no leaks, no fires — and far fewer sparks flying.
While there have been some EV car fires, most lithium-ion battery blazes, which burn faster and hotter, have resulted from smaller devices and e-bikes.
Hundreds of lithium-ion fires, and roughly 40 fatalities, have been linked to battery blazes in New York City since 2021, the FDNY’s Lithium-Ion Task Force reported.
A five-alarm inferno tore through three Bronx homes in June, injuring 15 firefighters. FDNY officials later discovered five e-bikes on the porch, according to ABC News.
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