QuantumScape, PowerCo debut solid-state batteries in Ducati motorcycle

QuantumScape Corporation (QS), and PowerCo SE, the battery company of the Volkswagen Group (VWAGY), premiered the first live demonstration of QS solid-state lithium-metal batteries powering an electric vehicle. The technology was showcased in a Ducati motorcycle equipped with QSE-5 battery cells, produced using the QS Cobra production process, during the Volkswagen Group’s press conference at IAA Mobility in Munich. “Today we’ve crossed the threshold from possibility to reality,” said Dr. Siva Sivaram, CEO and president of QS. “We believe that our partnership with PowerCo, together with Ducati as our demonstration launch partner, positions us to scale our transformative technology to gigawatt-hour production. Our world-leading battery innovation, combined with Ducati’s uncompromising craftsmanship and legendary commitment to performance, will help usher in a new era of electrified transportation.”