I’m a little shocked about the resistance to EVs I’m seeing on this forum. A long range Tesla could take me on the longest road trip I could ever desire (10 hours) with one forty minute stop, I’d never go to another dirty gas station again, and my car (and house!) could be powered by lighting up my roof with a PV array. Even attached to the grid, the average consumer in the USA would save $7/100 miles, not to mention more savings on auto
repair costs in spite of Tesla’s allege poor quality. There is also no evidence they catch fire more often ICE automobiles - my only guess is that this is a myth exacerbated by the fear of dealing with lithium fires.
Of course little of this is related to the thread topic, a new solid state battery, which would improve cold temperature operation, energy density, longevity, and fire safety.