# SES signs joint development agreement with Honda for Li-Metal batteries

SES Holdings has entered into an A-sample joint development agreement with Honda to develop hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles. Honda also agreed to be the largest investor in SES's PIPE financing.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-01-19
- Status: announced
- Products: hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [SES Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/56434.md)
- [Honda Motor Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/16181.md) (partner)
- [SES Holdings Pte. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/56422.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Business+Wire/SES+Announces+Signing+of+%E2%80%9CA-sample%E2%80%9D+Joint+Development+Agreement+with+Honda%2C+the+Largest+Investor+in+the+SES-Ivanhoe+Capital+PIPE+Financing/19475055.html), 2022-01-19: "SES announced today that it entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. to develop Li-Metal batteries as part of Honda's next generation battery strategy."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220119005277/en/SES-Announces-Signing-of-A-sample-Joint-Development-Agreement-with-Honda-the-Largest-Investor-in-the-SES-Ivanhoe-Capital-PIPE-Financing), 2022-01-19: "The partnership marks a key milestone on SES' strategic roadmap to achieve commercial production of hybrid Li-Metal batteries for electric vehicles."

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