Next-gen batteries
Pilotmomentum 742,240 papers in 3 months (+49% yearly)$5.0B raised in 12 months21 companies
New battery chemistries, like solid electrolytes, sodium or iron-air, that store more energy, cost less or last for days.
Why pilot: Stellantis began road testing a development vehicle with Factorial solid-state cells, the first such integration in North America. Jun 11, 2026
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18 events
About next-gen batteries here
- Sub-areas
- Solid-state electrolytes, Lithium-metal anodes, Sodium-ion, Iron-air long-duration storage, Silicon anodes, Lithium-ceramic cells
- Stage evidence
- Pilot, Jun 11, 2026: Stellantis began road testing a development vehicle with Factorial solid-state cells, the first such integration in North America. factorialenergy.com
- Momentum
- 74 of 100: the mean of its ranks among the tracked fields for paper growth (88), funding in 12 months (81) and events in 90 days (53). Method
- Papers
- 8,009 in the 12 months ending two months ago, +49% against the 12 before (OpenAlex topics, journal and conference papers).
- Tracked here since
- Sep 25, 2026
Changes to this field
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| Sep 25, 2026 | Next-gen batteriesTechnology: Name, Next-gen batteries (was Solid-state and next-generation batteries) | seed | factorialenergy.com |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Next-gen batteriesTechnology: Added | seed | factorialenergy.com |