> And we have a number of innovations in battery technology vying for the opportunity. No, we don't. We have lots of news articles about amazing breakthroughs

> And we have a number of innovations in battery technology vying for the opportunity. No, we don't. We have lots of news articles about amazing breakthroughs and absolutely nothing in actual production. > It's starting to feel a bit like Tesla's massive investments are only serving to further entrench the existing battery model. If you can come up with a battery chemistry that outperforms lithium ion, there will be nothing stopping the absolutely massive torrential downpour of money on top of you. Batteries are used everywhere, not just in cars. A new chemistry that works well would be huge. The problem is that there's lots of hype and marginal results when it comes to new battery tech.