QuantumScape Plans 100 MWh Solid‑State Cell Line With Muehlbauer Partnership

Overview

• QuantumScape announced a planned 100 megawatt-hour cell production line and said it has engaged Muehlbauer Group to supply and engineer automated assembly equipment, with cell production targeted for 2028.
• Muehlbauer evaluated processes at QuantumScape’s Eagle Line pilot in San Jose, proposed design enhancements and is now working on higher-throughput equipment and engineering to scale the pilot into limited commercial production.
• The company said the new line is aimed at non-automotive customers that need high-performance storage, specifically AI data centers, aerospace operators and defense users.
• Investors reacted positively to the announcement, sending QuantumScape shares up about 13.6% in after-hours trading, a market signal that interest in commercialization plans is strong but not proof of technical success.
• Company statements frame the 100 MWh project as a deliberate, modest step toward eventual gigawatt-hour manufacturing while warning the plan remains forward-looking and dependent on successful engineering, equipment delivery, validation and consistent cell quality.