75-year-old German automotive supplier best known for its high-quality ball bearings. But at the upcoming CES 2024, Schaeffler is coming with a very different product for the EV era.

Schaeffler will return to CES in January after a four-year absence. The company will showcase a "next-generation" all-solid-state EV battery.

“Schaeffler’s solid-state battery at CES is made with prototype parts encased in a pack built by another company that specializes in making small samples on the lab scale,” reports AutoWeek.

The report also links this news to a collaboration between Honda, Schaeffler, and the Ohio State University Institute for Materials and Manufacturing Research (OSU) on a new battery research center that is expected to open in 2025. 

This center will work on a reliable and low-cost battery that can be charged quickly and offers improved performance and cold-weather range compared to current commercial options. 

Source: Autoweek