Yes. I think Samsung is probably ahead in this as they intend to start trial production run by the end of this year. So they are well passed the prototype or sample to customer stage. With 1st Generation only getting a 50% increase in energy density, rather than all the hyped up 2x or 3x energy improvement.
It will probably take at least 2-3 years to iron out all the production issues before it is even being mass manufactured. So we are talking about at least 2027 or 2028 to have them in any Consumer device.
Realistically, knowing all the engineering and supply chain difficulties involved I think 2030+ is probably when we could see any SS Battery.
The big win with solid state batteries is faster charging time. When charge time comes down to 10 minutes, a charging station looks and works like a gas station. Right now, charging stations look like parking lots. They need more area and something to occupy the waiting customers. But a 10-minute charging station need be no larger than a gas station with a convenience store.
This totally changes the land and infrastructure requirements for electric vehicles.
We're going to see gas stations ripping out gas pumps and putting in charging lanes.
It will probably take at least 2-3 years to iron out all the production issues before it is even being mass manufactured. So we are talking about at least 2027 or 2028 to have them in any Consumer device.
Realistically, knowing all the engineering and supply chain difficulties involved I think 2030+ is probably when we could see any SS Battery.