The transportation sector is the largest user of energy, primarily relying on the combustion of fossil fuels. Electrifying transportation, powered by renewable energy sources, will have a substantial impact on reducing carbon emissions. While conventional Li-ion battery technology is enabling the infusion of some electric vehicles (EVs) into the market, their performance, cost, and safety are not likely to achieve targets necessary to allow for supplantation of the internal combustion engine. Significant breakthroughs in energy storage technology are necessary to achieve the Grand Challenge to produce and store clean energy to combat climate change. Improvement in battery performance will also benefit other industries that use batteries such as biomedicine and microelectronics. Clearly, there is great need unmet for better batteries.

While recent efforts focus on improving electrode performance in conventional liquid-based chemistries, an alternative approach is to increase performance and safety by developing solid electrolyte technology to enable all solid-state batteries (SSB). Currently, however, widespread adoption of SSB is impeded by the lack of manufacturing competence. Opportunities to meet this manufacturing need along with a review of current manufacturing approaches of state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries will be discussed.