soon solid batteries that won't explode anymore

The industrial fiasco of the smartphone Galaxy Note 7 brought to light the risks inherent in Li-Ion batteries in terms of overheating and explosions, with human and material consequences that can be dramatic.

Galaxy Note 7 iFixit 02Samsung SDI, supplier of batteries for the Galaxy Note 7, has been severely affected by the cessation of the marketing of the smartphone and is already thinking of the new generations of batteries in which the liquid electrolyte solution is replaced by a solid material, significantly reducing the risk of overheating and explosion.

According to Korea Herald, Samsung plans to offer such batteries within one to two years and is as always in direct competition with LG Chem, which is at about the same stage.

Smartphones are likely to be the first to benefit from this innovation, the integration of which will depend on the goodwill of manufacturers. Only then can it possibly be offered for electric vehicle batteries, not without having successfully passed a series of certifications, which will probably take several years.

In fact, it is probably not not before 2025 vehicles will be fitted with batteries with solid electrolytes. in the meantime, both Samsung SDI and LG Chem are expected to announce solid "almost" batteries, still partly containing a liquid electrolyte solution but more secure than standard Li-Ion batteries and simpler to manufacture than solid batteries.