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[–] 85 points 3 months ago (12 children)

Really, how is that possible? The company making absolutely ridiculous claims that are in no way possible and are instantly a red flag for anyone whos ever touched tech with a 20 foot pole instantly sees is lying about there mystical miracle tech?

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  • [–] 41 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    The problem is there are multiple tech companies involved, all bullshitting each other. It starts with a German screening technology company claiming they can screen produce the solid state electrode, when they never made a single battery ever. if company A can develop the tech then company B can assemble the battery to do into the motorcycles in company C.

    Formula E racing uses the state of the art in batteries, and for 2027 they sourced a lithium battery even though cost was no object.

    Two Chinese companies claim to be making solid state batteries, put the performance is only equal to classic lithium.

    Toyota got burned on this. They were promised SS batteries delivered by 2025. Never happened.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Critical thinking is a dying concept. Most of humanity has no concept of reality any more. There area few points of hope in the younger generation but it's not looking promising from where I'm sitting.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    TBF, Something in the vague range of the battery they've been promising is actively in development in a bunch of skunkworks, but it's still a long way off if it ever comes to fruition. If they did manage to make a sodium ion battery, it would have been a huge deal.

    But they didn't, and when it does happen, it won't need to be used to sell motorcycles.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    If they did manage to make a sodium ion battery, it would have been a huge deal.

    CATL already have a sodium ion battery they're prepping to market.

    There were also a couple other manufacturers that were in a similar position 6 months ago before lithium prices dropped and drove them into bankruptcy.

    Announcing sodium ion batteries for consumers was enturely realistic. The issue is that Donut Labs claimed they had sodium solid-state batteries, which are years if not decades away

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