Solid State batteries to replace Li-Ion storage ?

[ChrisW.]

I was recently discussing Li-Ion limitations with a car sales person.

It was suggested that Solid State options are coming with practical ranges up to 900 miles and with potential availability in the market from 2027 ...

Can anybody add any fact to this idea ??

[ChrisW.]

Might it also be the opportunity for a devolved base load with solar panels and localised battery storage in future home builds ?

[ChrisW.]

The problem with the Fusion argument is when ?

The theory is well proven 9 million miles away, but ... we really need achievable solutions to build on now in our 290K environment.

I understand that the operation of CERN requires load shedding around Geneva ....

[ChrisW.]

tr3a said:

PetrolHeadInRecovery said:

Let me guess: Toyota sales person?

Creepy. That was exactly my first thought.

And yes it was ... but Toyota virtually started this story with their Prius ... and somebody needs to be a believer.

[ChrisW.]

Of course twelve years ago there were generous Feed in Tariffs etc to stimulate solar Pv and thermal installations ...

We did this and have just installed a Tesla Powerwall which has almost eradicated the 2400kWh that we used to export and enables us to make better use of our dual tariff on which we charge our electric car.

The payback is probably around ten years ... but we are also protected against power cuts (for a time) and the life of the battery will be far more than ten years ... but I see that the new Tesla 3 Powerwall which includes the inverter with 4kWh of panels can now be installed for around £10,000 ... with a likely life of 25 years ?