18 hours ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
A Battery That Lasts 50% Longer Is Finally in Production
It's an unlikely technology, developed in an unlikely place, at an unlikely time.
Ion Storage Systems' novel solid-state batteries were inspired by hydrogen fuel-cell technology. The company's high-energy-density batteries are now in production in a factory in Beltsville, Md. And though the U.S. is pulling back on investments in many energy technologies, a key backer is the Energy Department.