Nissan Begins Solid-State Battery Development, Aims to Reduce Costs with Sulfur-based Materials

Published: Jun 5, 2026 14:32

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According to EV media outlet Electrek on June 4 local time, Nissan is launching a project to develop “Cost-effective, Resilient Solid-state Li-S” batteries together with UK battery company Gelion, Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) and the University of Oxford.

The project will run for three years, with a total budget of around GBP 3.4 million, or about USD 4.5 million. Of this, Gelion will receive around GBP 2.4 million, or about USD 3.2 million, in UK government funding.

The key focus of the project is the development of solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries using sulfur-based cathode materials.

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