Solid-state batteries aren’t going to be the solution for expensive, range-limited EVs any time soon, Mercedes’ top tech executive predicts, a reality check amid ambitious forecasts for the next-generation cells. Although the new cell technology has been heralded as safer, cheaper, and far more power-dense — enough so to prompt car companies like Nissan to promise production models using solid-state tech as soon as 2028 — Mercedes is less confident that its investments in the tech will pay off
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