The commercial production of this high energy density battery cell is expected to start in 2020. Samsung SDI has unveiled a prototype high - energy - density battery designed for electric vehicles ( EVs ) at the Detroit Motor Show . The battery reportedly enables a driving range of up to 100 kilometres on a single charge , with commercial production expected to begin in 2020 . Nam Seong , president of Samsung SDI , said : “ We aim to lead the era of popularising EVs … Particularly , we will accelerate to make it into the global automobile market in North America by providing the new high energy density battery cell based on the world ’s top scientific research . ”
Samsung SDI has unveiled a prototype high - energy - density battery designed for electric vehicles ( EVs ) at the Detroit Motor Show . The battery reportedly enables a driving range of up to 100 kilometres on a single charge , with commercial production expected to begin in 2020 . Nam Seong , president of Samsung SDI , said : “ We aim to lead the era of popularising EVs … Particularly , we will accelerate to make it into the global automobile market in North America by providing the new high energy density battery cell based on the world ’s top scientific research . ”