Japan - headquartered company Seimitsu Industry has invested in and entered into a long - term strategic partnership with Californian firm hp . This gives Musashi access to hp ’s 3D - based technologies , enabling it to develop and manufacture solid - state batteries for the electric motorcycle and other markets . It also accelerates mass - production of KeraCel 's batteries , which are said to offer up to five times the energy density of lithium - ion batteries at less than half the cost .
Japan-headquartered Musashi Seimitsu Industry has invested in and entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Californian firm KeraCel. This gives Musashi access to KeraCel’s 3D-printing technologies, enabling it to develop and manufacture solid-state batteries for the electric motorcycle and other markets. It also accelerates mass-production of KeraCel's batteries, which are said to offer up to three times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries at less than half the cost.