QuantumScape Successfully Accomplishes Annual Commercial Engagement Goal

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12/17/2025 - 06:55 AM

Company Announces New Joint Development Agreement with Major Global Automaker

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS), a global leader in next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, today announced the achievement of its final annual goal for 2025, which targeted a significant expansion in commercial engagement with automotive customers and technology partners. The latest accomplishment in this effort is the signing of a joint development agreement (JDA) with a new automotive OEM customer, a Top-10 global automaker.

This agreement caps a successful year of commercial engagement activities. Over the past year, QS has:

Entered into an expanded collaboration and licensing deal with PowerCo, the battery maker of the Volkswagen Group
Signed JDAs with two major global automakers
Initiated a technology evaluation agreement with a new major global automaker
Established agreements to develop high-volume ceramic separator production with two leading global ceramics players, Murata Manufacturing and Corning
Hosted automakers, technology partners, and government officials at its second annual Solid-State Battery Symposium in Kyoto, Japan

Expanding commercial engagements has been a major point of emphasis for QS, and the company expects to continue growing its relationships with existing and new top-tier automotive OEM customers, technology partners and global players across the battery value chain as it builds out the QS ecosystem.

“2025 has been a banner year for QS, and this JDA with a Top-10 automotive OEM customer is a fitting capstone for our successful commercial engagement efforts this year,” said Dr. Siva Sivaram, CEO and president of QS. “We intend to carry this momentum forward as we engage with customers and expand our stable of QS ecosystem partners.”

About QuantumScape Corporation
QuantumScape is on a mission to revolutionize energy storage to enable a sustainable future. The company’s next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology is designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future. For more information, visit www.quantumscape.com.

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