Nissan is focusing on solid-state batteries with the Giga Press

Nissan is developing its electricity distribution strategy to prepare for the future. The Japanese automaker is investing in many areas such as batteries and production processes to lower the costs of its electric vehicles. In particular, the manufacturer is working on the development of solid state battery technology and on the use of Giga media to reorganize its production lines. These are projects that have already been announced but now there are new features.

Car manufacturer has launched its pilot series for solid state batteries being built at the Yokohama factory in Kanagawa prefecture. These batteries, Nissan reminds us, will represent an important step forward for electric vehicles. In fact, the Japanese company insists, they will allow us to have twice the energy density of traditional lithium ion batteries and also shorter charging times.

Nissan plans to use solid-state batteries in various parts of the car, including the graphics, to make its electric models more competitive. The manufacturer aims to launch electric vehicles with solid-state batteries by fiscal year 2028. Therefore, the new pilot plant will be very important to develop new technologies and prepare for series production. Construction of the new facilities is expected to begin in 2025. The site will employ 100 workers per shift.

Solid-state batteries aren’t the only project Nissan is working on. The Japanese automaker is, in fact, taking aim to reorganize its production lines using Giga Presses similar to those of Tesla which will allow large body parts of future electric cars to be made in a single mold. This strategy should make it possible to reduce production costs by 10% and component weight by 20%.

Nissan believes that the use of solid-state batteries and Giga motors will allow it to reduce the cost of its next-generation electric vehicles by 30 percent, bringing them in line with traditional combustion models. Nissan apparently chose to use a 6,000-tonne machine to make the rear structure of the cars, using aluminum castings.