QuantumScape’s solid-state lithium-metal battery technology is designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, lithium metal has some unique characteristics that we believe require innovations in cell architecture to address the uniaxial expansion of lithium metal as it plates and strips during charging and discharging. In response, QuantumScape developed a new cell format – FlexFrame – a hybrid of conventional pouch and prismatic cell designs intended to enable a technological step-change improvement through elegant simplicity of design. Watch our new video for a look at our FlexFrame solution with Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at University of Michigan, Venkat Viswanathan, QuantumScape’s Principal Product Lead, Chris Dekmezian, and Senior Director of Cell Design & Manufacturing, Daniel Braithwaite: https://lnkd.in/gWCGCrME. For a closer look at FlexFrame, check out our two new blogs: - EV Battery Cell Formats for Lithium Metal https://lnkd.in/gRrRnUS6 - Introducing FlexFrame https://lnkd.in/g5UwWukz
QuantumScape
Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
San Jose, California 46,598 followers
Redefining the frontier of battery technology
About us
QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower-carbon future.
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www.quantumscape.com
External link for QuantumScape
- Industry
- Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Next-generation batteries
Locations
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1730 Technology Drive
San Jose, California 95110, US
Employees at QuantumScape
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Neil Daswani
CISO QuantumScape | Director Stanford Advanced Cybersecurity | Former SVP / CISO Symantec CBU & LifeLock | Executive-In-Residence Trinity Ventures |…
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Dipender Saluja
Partner, Managing Director, Capricorn Investment Group
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Asim Hussain
Chief Marketing Officer at QuantumScape
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Maya Walker
Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner at QuantumScape/HRBP
Updates
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QuantumScape reposted this
⚡🔋 QuantumScape's A-sample of its solid-state battery cell has surpassed expectations by completing over 1,000 charging cycles with more than 95% capacity remaining. This is a significant achievement confirmed in PowerCo SE’s laboratories in Salzgitter. 👉 Solid-state technology is hailed as the future of batteries, promising extended range, shorter charging times, and maximum safety. QuantumScape's recent milestone, validated by PowerCo, marks a significant step forward, bringing us closer to the next era in battery development. In principle, Volkswagen’s unified cell concept developed by PowerCo is also suitable for the use of solid-state cell technology. The Volkswagen Group has been involved in QuantumScape since 2012 and is one of the main investors in the technology start-up. 🔍 Stay tuned as we witness the evolution of battery technology, bringing us one step closer to a sustainable and efficient future!
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QuantumScape’s “solid-state cell has significantly exceeded the requirements in the A-sample test and successfully completed more than 1,000 charging cycles.” Read more about Volkswagen Group’s PowerCo SE test results here: https://lnkd.in/ezuQecxi “We are convinced of the solid-state cell and are continuing to work at full speed with our partner QuantumScape towards series production," said PowerCo CEO Frank Blome. #TheFutureisSolid #LiMetal
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We’d like to introduce you to Siva Sivaram, QuantumScape’s new President. Our CEO Jagdeep Singh recently sat down with Siva to talk about his outlook for the company, how his experience will help us further our goals, and why he adamantly supports the company’s solid-state vision https://lnkd.in/gf-itEQy.
Introducing Dr. Siva Sivaram, QuantumScape's New President
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Yesterday, we reported our Q3 2023 business results (https://lnkd.in/d44Vc-Ps). Here are the highlights: — Auto OEM Testing: Our top-performing 24-layer A0 cell achieved 1,000+ full cycle equivalents with >95% discharge energy retention in an auto OEM’s testing labs. There’s still work to do on reliability, but this is an exceptional result for lithium-metal batteries — Consumer Electronics: Entered a tech evaluation agreement with a leading global consumer electronics company. And the single-layer sister cells that we first reported on last year have now achieved 1,500-2,000 cycles to ~80% discharge energy retention with zero externally applied pressure — Product: We officially named our proprietary, hybrid cell format that will be used in our planned first commercial product - FlexFrame. — Manufacturing Progress: Started the qualification of our fast separator heat treatment process on the Raptor production line, which involved producing films, gathering data on quality and consistency, and using that feedback to refine specs
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QuantumScape Chief Technology Officer Tim Holme and Chief Marketing Officer Asim Hussain discuss the history of QuantumScape, how recent technical updates fit into our current product roadmap, and manufacturing progress on the path toward commercialization https://lnkd.in/ekajDPWv
CTO Update with Tim Holme
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Today, we published our 2022 Environmental, Social & Governance Report. Read about our ESG program and goals as we build better batteries to electrify transportation and support a more sustainable future: https://vist.ly/c8pk
QuantumScape-ESG-Report-2022.pdf
quantumscape.com
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Per The Economist, "solid-state Li-ion batteries are coming down the road. They look promising enough to finally allow evs to compete with vehicles using dirty, old-fashioned internal-combustion engines on range, performance and convenience." https://lnkd.in/gZm8CYcS
Superbatteries will transform the performance of EVs
economist.com
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Excited to announce that Dr. Siva Sivaram is joining the QS team in the newly created role of President. With a robust background in high-volume production and complex technology, he’ll be overseeing QS tech & manufacturing, reporting to QS CEO Jagdeep Singh. Welcome to the team, Dr. Sivaram! https://bit.ly/3YhBmOa
QuantumScape Appoints Dr. Siva Sivaram President, Strengthening Senior Leadership Team
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Yesterday we reported our Q2 2023 business results (https://lnkd.in/gM6snQiy); here are the highlights: - Launch Customer: We are working closely with a prospective launch customer in the automotive sector for our first commercial product — QSE-5. - QSE-5 is a ~5 Ah battery cell that we think will offer an unmatched combination of energy and power — >800 Wh/L and able to charge 10-80% in ~15 minutes — well beyond the capabilities of today’s best-performing EV cells. - New Customer Shipments: We shipped high cathode-loading cells to multiple automotive partners for testing in their own labs – a significant step toward delivering a commercial product. Higher cathode loading is critical to improving energy density beyond today’s leading EV batteries. - Safety: Our A0 prototype cells successfully passed a suite of safety tests — nail penetration, overcharge, external short circuit, and thermal stability up to 300 °C — according to the specs of a top automotive customer. - Manufacturing Scale Up: We completed equipment installation of the first of two phases of our fast separator production process that offers the potential for dramatically better throughput. Initial production is expected to begin later this year.
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