QuantumScape announces 100-megawatt-hour battery production line for data centers

QuantumScape, a battery company based in California, has announced plans to build a large solid-state battery production line with German firm Muehlbauer Group. The two companies expect production to begin in 2028. QuantumScape has traditionally made batteries for electric vehicles, but it is now moving into new markets. The new production line will supply energy storage for AI data centres and the defence industry. QuantumScape has also launched a new product called QS PowerBlock, a battery system designed to store energy inside data centre equipment. The company says it offers four times more power and five times longer runtime than current products. After the announcement, QuantumScape's stock price rose by more than eight percent.