I've read a bit about these "breakthrough" solid state lithium batteries. Most articles strike me as overly optimistic. I'm no battery expert, but this piece seems fairly level-headed. Thoughts?
----- How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles? Every few weeks, it seems, yet another lab proclaims yet another breakthrough in the race to perfect solid-state batteries: next-generation power packs that promise to give us electric vehicles (EVs) so problem-free that we´ll have no reason left to buy gas-guzzlers. [...] ... lighter and more compact ... safer ... [charges] in minutes ... The big challenge now is figuring out how to manufacture these devices at scale, and at an acceptable cost. [...] ""But the material requirements for these solid electrolytes were beyond the state of the art," says McCalla. [...] In fact, says McCalla, the standard lithium-ion industry is so far ahead that solid-state might never catch up. [...] [Considerable detail on design and manufacturing problems follows] Full article: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/how-close-are-we-to-solid-state- batteries-for-electric-vehicles/ Shortcut URL: https://cntp.me/0Hx6RhB David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders. -- Hal Abelson = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
