Batteries: From China's 13th to 14th Five-Year Plan

Batteries are key supporting techniques for energy, information and transportation revolution. Many countries and companies have set up mid-term and long-term plan to promote the scientific and technological research on batteries. This paper summarizes briefly the progresses of batteries in China during 2016–2020 and interesting topics of next five years (2021–2025). Based on current progresses in fundamental research and technological development, a roadmap of batteries is purposed. ∙ A brief progresses of batteries in China during 2016–2020 were summarized. ∙Based on current progresses in fundamental research and technological development, a roadmap of batteries is purposed. ∙Interesting topics of next five years (2021–2025) were proposed.