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		MoreSEMI on Nov 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A new wave of electric vehicles The current energy density of their batteries is pretty much at the theoretical limit of the “lithium-ion” chemistry. Unless they are sitting on a new battery chemistry, which I doubt, they would need to develop a new one.

csa on Nov 20, 2022 [–]

> Unless they are sitting on a new battery chemistry, which I doubt, they would need to develop a new one.

I am willing to bet that there is a new design that is “in the can”.

I am also willing bet that they will continue optimizing that design until the market dictates that it has to go to production.

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