A solid-state battery developer in China has unveiled a new cell that could help change the game for electric mobility…
By point of comparison, my wheelchair has a 20Ah battery and a 17 mile range.
A 120Ah battery would be a game changer even without electric cars.
Yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it though: This is probably the third article I’ve read this year alone promising some sort of amazing solid state tech but they never seem to actually materialize as a real product you can use.
I’m guessing they usually leave out the part where they don’t know how to manufacture it at a cost anyone could afford.
Cool.
We’ve had hundreds of these.
But can they mass produce it?
You can buy a battery bank/portable solar storage solid state battery now, and Toyota has committed to 2025 release for their EVs, which in automotive terms, means it’s already being produced.
No affiliation, but this company made waves a few months ago with the first solid state battery for sale to consumers.
Wow, it’s finally happening? I guess decades of hearing about “THE NEXT REVOLUTIONARY BATTERY” and then seeing nothing has made me increasingly skeptical.
Potentially exciting development. This is a game changer in a lot of ways if they succeed
However the article is fluff, very light on facts …
- how has the metric become “x mile range car”, assuming some undefined car and everything remaining the same?
- given a specific car with specific battery pack, how much lighter could it be with these batteries? How much less volume would the battery pack take up?
- solid state batteries generally promise faster charge rate - why no mention?
- solid state batteries generally promise no fires - that would be cool to mention if so
- currently expected lifetime or charge cycle is critical info for how close to practicality this is. Didn’t the writer ask any questions? Was there a writer?
Could is the operative word here. These companies have every motive to exaggerate. So I’ll trust it once it’s independently tested and peer reviewed. Or once it’s actually going that far.
That being said, there is a whole ton of exciting battery research going on, so huge improvements are entirely possible.
