As Illinois continues its push to get a million electric vehicles on the road by 2030, a line of complex hurdles stands in the way, from preparing the electric grid for increased demand to sourcing the metal for the cars batteries. At Argonne National Laboratory in DuPage County, scientists are exploring solutions to many of those challenges.
Startups like Solid Power are beginning to roll out solid-state batteries that meet the needs of EVs. But hurdles remain for manufacturing them at scale.