Chery reveals solid-state batteries for Exeed Exlantix models

Notably, the technology will not appear directly in Chery vehicles

At its Battery Night 2026 event in China, Chery outlined the progress it has made with solid-state battery development. According to the company’s chairman, Yin Tongyue, Chery’s pilot production lines have already produced cells at several energy-density levels, which are now undergoing extensive and demanding testing.

As Chery vice-president Gu Chunshan explained, the company is placing no limits on future investment in all-solid-state batteries. Chery specifically presented two promising solutions: one with an energy density of 400 Wh/kg and another rated at 600 Wh/kg. The latter is claimed to provide a driving range of more than 1,500 km.

At the same time, the company announced three forthcoming models using different battery technologies. These will not be Chery-branded vehicles, however, but models from the Exeed Exlantix sub-brand. The new Exlantix ES will use a liquid battery called Rhino E, which is claimed to add 500 km of range in eight minutes of charging. The Exeed Exlantix EX7, a five-seat crossover due in the fourth quarter of this year, will be fitted with a semi-solid-state battery. Meanwhile, the shooting-brake Exeed Exlantix ES8 will become the first model equipped with an all-solid-state traction battery, with its launch scheduled for 2027.