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BYD expects mass solid-state battery adoption in cheaper electric cars before 2030 (www.notebookcheck.net)

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Tesla's main competitor is envisioning a bright future for electric vehicles with batteries that feature a solid-state electrolyte, the next frontier in the battle for EV dominance.

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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that is particularly interesting as a development. Protectionism, geopolitics, and security concerns and such are getting in the way of what is theoretically a good thing for the planet. The good news is that they'll still produce a tonne of them and hopefully flood Africa with electric vehicles. Probably sell them the electric infrastructure too, for leverage...

It's complicated man!

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

It sure is. Unfortunately, profits will always cone first when we have a capitalist system. Its a shame we can't trust China to make the cheap EVs we need and not abuse their eventual market dominance.

Or is the concern for the car companies, rather than geopolitical, and the lost jobs? Those same companies that refused to innovate and produce cheap EVs despite requests.