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Speaking to Reuters at Reuters NEXT, QuantumScape's President and CEO Siva Sivaram shares how artificial intelligence brings a new set of tools to the tech world, allowing products to enter the market "much faster." #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #QuantumScape #News #Reuters

One year into his tenure as QS CEO, Siva Sivaram reflects on the important role of solid-state lithium-metal technology in meeting the growing global demand for better batteries. In our latest video, Siva outlines QS’s ambitious vision to revolutionize energy storage through our solid-state battery tech. ⚡ 🌎 https://lnkd.in/gGQ7WdGQ

It was a pleasure hosting Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman of Volkswagen Group), and Thomas Schmall (VW Group Board of Management) and Frank Blome (CEO of PowerCo) at QS to showcase the progress of our joint-industrialization effort. #theFutureisSolid

Today, we published our Q4 2024 business results and laid out our 2025 goals to set the stage for higher-volume sample production in 2025. Read the full letter for details. https://lnkd.in/ggaPh9QX Our 2025 goals are:  - Goal #1 — Transition our separator manufacturing process from Raptor to Cobra – Cobra is designed to process separators faster using less energy and a dramatically smaller equipment footprint.  - Goal #2 — Install higher-volume cell production equipment jointly with PowerCo to ultimately produce higher-volume QSE-5 B1 samples. - Goal #3 — Ship QSE-5 B1 samples for customer testing. Initial volumes will support the demonstration phase of the launch program with our prospective customer, targeted for 2026. - Goal #4 — Expand commercial engagements with potential licensing and technology partners across the battery value chain. 

“Everywhere you turn there is going to be a need for batteries. And you can’t solve today’s problems with yesterday’s technologies. That’s where a company like QuantumScape fits in.” – QuantumScape CEO Siva Sivaram spoke to the undeniable need for next-generation batteries that offer a step-change in performance during a Reuters NEXT panel with JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization Chairman & CEO Norihiko Ishiguro and JETRO’s Director-General of Innovation Takeo Nakajima, Reuters Events. Watch the full session: https://lnkd.in/e7V86kX2

QS CEO Siva Sivaram joined Reuters' Katrina Hamlin on the latest episode of Reuters Breakingviews' The Big View podcast. They discussed QS progress and how solid-state battery technology could transform the global battery industry. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gt9EZEtc 

We’re happy to share that we have achieved our final key goal for the year — preparing Cobra heat treatment equipment for production in 2025. Why is this a big deal? Because Cobra is the core innovation that will allow our battery technology to be manufactured at gigawatt-hour scale, and this cutting-edge advancement keeps us on track to deliver higher-volume samples of QSE-5, our first planned commercial product, in 2025. Congrats to our amazing team for making this happen!⚡ https://lnkd.in/gTuf7uuV 

We were honored to host the Mayor of Kyoto, Koji Matsui, and Director General of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Satoshi Nohara, at our Solid-State Batteries Symposium in Kyoto yesterday. Industry leaders, including battery equipment and materials suppliers, and automotive customers, gathered for substantive dialogue on how the many players in the Japanese battery ecosystem can work together to drive next-generation battery development and support the transition toward a lower-carbon future. Their insights on revolutionizing energy storage in Japan and globally reinforce our belief that the future is solid! https://lnkd.in/gzWY3ubC

This is an excellent report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the challenges and opportunities for the U.S. to strengthen domestic next-generation battery production and lead in the global energy transition — https://lnkd.in/e9eArm-j 🔋🌎

Today, we published our Q3 2024 business results. We are excited to share that we have started producing and shipping low-volume B samples of our QSE-5 product. The cell features energy density over 800 Wh/L and is capable of fast charging from 10-80% in less than 15 min. This is a proud moment for the entire QS team! https://lnkd.in/gVuZbbZf Other highlights include:  — We kicked off the collaboration phase of our agreement with PowerCo in Q3 — Raptor, the first implementation of our disruptively fast separator production process, is now our baseline for separator production — We welcomed two new board members: Mr. Dennis Segers and Dr. Günther Mendl — You can read the full shareholder letter here: https://lnkd.in/gDmHWmr8