But most wouldn't have put their money on the first Volkswagen vehicle to run on a solid-state lithium-metal battery to be a Ducati. The Salzgitter, Germany-based business was established in California in 2010, with the goal of commercializing solid-state batteries, and has long served as VW’s battery cell producer. PowerCo and QuantumScape have revealed plans to develop a commercial version of the solid-state battery by the end of this decade. This marks the first instance that a QuantumScape solid-state lithium-metal battery has powered an electric vehicle DucatiAs for the prototype bike, it will be further developed for on-track testing as the project continues to progress. Sources: QuantumScape, Ducati