TOKYO -- Japanese materials maker AGC and energy group Idemitsu Kosan have made strides toward mass producing the main ingredient in all-solid-state batteries, which are seen as a next-generation power source for electric vehicles.
Companies work to slash time and cost of making vital material

AGC set up a pilot production facility for making solid electrolytes at the Yokohama Technical Center. (Photo courtesy of AGC)
TOKYO -- Japanese materials maker AGC and energy group Idemitsu Kosan have made strides toward mass producing the main ingredient in all-solid-state batteries, which are seen as a next-generation power source for electric vehicles.