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Reasons I'm suspicious: * article leads with "in production" but it sounds like they are still at the design phase. production of prototypes maybe? * they are
by sambe 6y ago
Reasons I'm suspicious:
* article leads with "in production" but it sounds like they are still at the design phase. production of prototypes maybe?
* they are doing a lot of "talking" and "partnering" but not so much selling mentioned.
* they are "known for" their similar work in the ultra-capacitor market but the linked page's top comment is "still waiting for a product".
* PR about raising funding and starting soon but not a lot of PR about actual products and results.
Am I being too cynical - does anybody know if they are for real?
- me_me_me 6y ago"If its too good to be true..." Its healthy to be skeptical until an extraordinary is proven. Meanwhile can I interest you in investing in my hydrogen truck company called TeslaNikola? Its carbon free, costs close to nothing to run. We have a working prototype capable of going downhill.
- 6510 6y agoThe author probably doesn't know how we read articles like this. A wild discovery in it self is fun but one doesn't expect to see products (anymore/any-time-soon). Then towards the end he writes: "The company has moved past its pilot unit and now has a full production unit up and running" :o
- Cthulhu_ 6y ago> Am I being too cynical Nope, I don't think so; battery breakthroughs are reported (probably) several times a month, but what eventually becomes available to the consumer is more evolutionary than revolutionary; we've NEVER experienced a 2x jump in battery capacity for example, it's always been incremental. That said, I may need to take that back; this page (https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-ion-battery-cell-densities-have-almost-tripled-since-2010/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-io...) seems to indicate that li-ion battery capacity seems to have doubled or tripled since 2010, while prices dropped by 87%.