- It said that the deal also includes an option for the automaker to purchase 10-megawatt hours worth of battery capacity from QuantumScape’s pre-pilot production line facility.
- While QuantumScape did not disclose the name of the automaker, it said the company was a “second top ten” automaker by global revenue
As per a report by Reuters, QuantumScape Corp said it had partnered with an undisclosed large automaker to evaluate prototypes of its solid-state battery cells. It said that the deal also includes an option for the automaker to purchase 10-megawatt hours worth of battery capacity from QuantumScape’s pre-pilot production line facility.
While QuantumScape did not disclose the name of the automaker, it said the company was a “second top ten” automaker by global revenue.It did not respond to a request for further details on the automaker.
The report added that Quantumscape, whose early investors included Bill Gates-backed venture funds, was spun-out in 2010 from Stanford University and went public last year in a blank-check merger.It has a joint venture with VW to produce solid-state battery cells, starting in 2024, for the German firm’s electric vehicles and eventually for other carmakers