Hyundai says solid-state cars are five years away, and still too expensive after that

Hyundai research chief Manfred Harrer says carmakers cannot give up on solid-state batteries and expects small-volume halo cars within five years, but does not believe the raw material cost problem can be solved in that time. LG Energy Solution puts solid-state in electric cars roughly a decade away, and France is already subsidising a solid-state plant at Dunkirk.

Carmakers cannot give up on solid-state batteries, Hyundai’s research and development chief Manfred Harrer told reporters last week, InsideEVs reported. He expects…