China Sets 2030 Deadline for Solid-State Batteries, CATL Remains Skeptical

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other agencies committed the battery industry to initial large-scale use of all-solid-state batteries by 2030. CATL chairman Robin Zeng rates the technology 4 out of 9 on readiness and doubts a million vehicles before 2030; CATL plans small-batch production in 2027.

• Plan demands 15,000 charge-discharge cycles for long-life lithium batteries
• CATL rates solid-state readiness at 4 out of 9
• CATL plans small-batch production in 2027
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