Breakthrough battery charges in minutes and lasts thousands of cycles::‘Lithium metal anode batteries are considered the holy grail of batteries,’ researcher says

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    11 months ago

    Those 90 stories you’ve seen generally did all ship. Just three decades ago lithium batteries stored about 80Wh per kg. These days it’s around 600Wh per kg and our progress has been particularly rapid lately.

    Durability, safety and charge speeds have also all been improving. Oh and costs are coming down dramatically as well.

    Ignore the “present” line on this chart as it’s an old one: