How Close Are We to Solid-State Batteries?

Solid-State Batteries: Hype vs. Reality. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/undecided You've heard the solid state battery story before. Toyota promised them by 2025. Samsung said they were just around the corner. QuantumScape's stock soared on promises of revolutionary batteries. And yet here we are, still driving cars with the same lithium-ion tech. And if the sliding deadlines weren't enough of a headache, the term solid state battery has become a marketing buzzword. But 2025 might actually look different. Companies aren't just filing patents anymore. They're opening factories. They're putting innovative new batteries in actual vehicles. Mercedes just drove 749 miles on a single charge with one. MG is taking pre-orders for a car with a semi-solid-state battery for under $15,000. So is this finally it? Are solid-state batteries finally here? Or are we just being sold another round of hype? Watch Have We Finally Solved The Plastic Problem?    • The Recycling Breakthrough That Doesn't Ne...   Video script and citations: https://undecided.tech/solid-state-ba... Get my achieve energy security with solar guide: https://undecided.link/solar-guide Follow-up podcast: Video version -    / @stilltbd   Audio version - https://undecided.link/stilltbd-podcast Join the Undecided Discord server: https://undecided.link/discord 👋 Support Undecided on Patreon!   / mattferrell   ⚙️ Gear & Products I Like https://undecided.tech/shop/ Visit my Energysage Portal (US): Research solar panels, heat pumps, and more to get quotes for free! https://undecided.link/energysage For a curated solar buying experience (Canada) EnergyPal's free personalized quotes: https://undecided.link/energypal 👉 Follow Me Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky ‪https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.... Instagram   / undecidedtech   Website https://undecided.tech Some music provided by Epidemic Sound https://undecided.link/epidemic I may earn a small commission for my endorsement or recommendation to products or services linked above, but I wouldn't put them here if I didn't like them. Your purchase helps support the channel and the videos I produce. Thank you. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 03:06 - Close to Shipping 06:32 - Pilot Plants Opening 10:25 - Reality Check 13:29 - Where We Actually Are