I want to see some years of use in consumer devices so we have a better experience base before trying them in cars. Look at all the issues lithium has had in the past with process control and charging algorithms.
On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM EV List Lackey via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
