China Targets Solid-State Battery Scale-Up by 2030

China’s new battery roadmap sets an ambitious manufacturing benchmark as competition, swapping infrastructure, and distributed-power products reshape the global market. At a glance: Battery news published on October 24, 2026 points to a market expanding across solid-state cells, battery swapping, electric mobility, and off-grid storage. China has issued a national development plan for the new-type battery industry covering 2026 through 2030, with all-solid-state deployment, 15,000-cycle lithium batteries, and parts-per-billion defect rates among its stated targets. CATL remains the dominant gl