Svolt has begun mass production of a 100-kWh hybrid solid-liquid battery in Changzhou, China. The first “Dragon Armor” pack came off the production line on October 26. Built for a 900V electrical system, it supports 6C charging and, according to Svolt, can provide 500 km of added range after 12 minutes of charging.
Svolt says the pack uses liquid cooling and a cell-level separator transfer-printing process intended to improve safety during fast charging. It has six layers of protection, which the company says provide impact resistance three times the level required by China’s government standard. Svolt also gives the battery a theoretical service life of more than 1 million km, based on 3,000 charging cycles. The company has not identified which vehicles will use it. The article suggests the Wey V8X electric crossover could be an early candidate, but that has not been confirmed.
Founded as Great Wall Motor’s battery subsidiary in 2012, Svolt became independent in 2018 and remains a key GWM supplier. It first outlined plans for mass production in May 2026, initially targeting September for the first batch. Svolt reported 11.27 GWh of battery installations from January to September 2026 and a 2% share of China’s market. It aims to shift its ternary cells to hybrid solid-liquid technology by the end of 2027 and introduce a third-generation version in 2028. The company says fully solid-state batteries are not yet close to mass production.