Gogoro, the company behind what has become the de facto standard for swappable batteries in light electric vehicles, has just unveiled the world’s first swappable solid state EV battery prototype.
The battery was co-developed with ProLogium Technology, a solid state battery industry leader with expertise in Lithium Ceramic Batteries (LCBs).As Gogoro CEO and founder Horace Luke explained in a call with Electrek, the new battery prototype uses Gogoro’s proprietary battery management system and physical case/connection, and relies on ProLogium’s solid state battery cell technology for energy storage.
The Taipei-based battery and EV company Gogoro unveiled the new solid state battery prototype this morning, with Taiwanese media being the first to test the new battery in Gogoro’s electric scooters.
Gogoro has made its name on its swappable battery system. The company has produced over 1 million of its lunchbox-size batteries, which can be swapped in seconds at thousands of battery swap stations to instantly “recharge” light electric vehicles like electric scooters and motorcycles. Gogoro produces its own best-selling electric scooters, though large companies like Yamaha also partner with Gogoro to put Gogoro’s batteries in their own electric scooters.
The new solid state Gogoro battery pack, which is still undergoing development, is said to be capable of boosting Gogoro’s current capacity of 1.7 kWh per battery to an impressive 2.5 kWh. That 40% increase in energy density would result in a comparable increase in range. electrek - link - Micah Toll - link - more like this - (batteries) - link - more like this (swappable solid state) - link
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