No. of Recommendations: 3
I have always said that the game changes for Electric Vehicles when solid state batteries come online. EVs won't be perfect but will be a damn sight better than what's out there. It looks like solid state batteries will be in demo form in 2 years:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/world-s-1st-s...Most auto manufacturers plan to launch their electric vehicles (EVs) with solid-state batteries by 2030.
However, Stellantis has announced that it will introduce a demonstration fleet of brand-new Dodge Charger Daytona EVs featuring solid-state batteries by 2026.
Stellantis is incorporating Factorial’s solid-state batteries into a demonstration fleet of Dodge Charger Daytona vehicles.
The vehicles will utilize solid-state battery technology with over 390Wh/kg energy density.That level of energy density is ~1.5-2x what's on the road now but the best part is that solid-state batteries don't swell and they don't carry the fire risk that the current cells have. They should offer better range, faster charges and be lighter.
All good news.
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We'll see if they deliver. There's a lot of promises being made, but few being kept. If they finally can get these manufacturable, reliable, and at least as good as lithium, it will be huge.
If their claims are true, it really will be a game changer.**
Bad news for me, it isn't QuantumScape. I threw a bit of money at them a while back (after VW partnered with them). If they hit, the value of my shares would multiply many times. Oh well.
**Though our present grid may not be able to handle the increased load from millions of homes plugging their cars in at night. Our grid has been in need of update for over 20 years.
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The *good* news is that good ol' gas guzzlers and ICE cars are winning the day.
And manufacturers who made lofty promises and set lofty goals learned that the real world is different.
So yes, EVs (thanks to Musk) will be it one day. But the dumbass targets and timelines have been almost uniformly pushed back.
And your Wall Street Masters - applaud it
