CATL Targets 2027 Small-Batch All-Solid-State Battery Production

CATL confirmed a goal to begin small-batch production of all-solid-state batteries in 2027. A 2 GWh pilot line in Yibin is to be commissioned in the second half of 2026, but mass adoption in vehicles before 2030 is unlikely.

• Pilot capacity about 2 GWh at Yibin base, equipment launch in H2 2026
• CATL head Robin Zeng rated current technology level as TRL-4
• Mass installation in vehicles before 2030 unlikely
• Solid-state cells still several times more expensive than lithium iron phosphate