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Are solid state batteries something that auto companies like Tesla and Rivian can move towards?
 

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Yep. It’s the future. Find the public companies making solid state batteries for the auto industry and think “stock” lol. Keep an eye on the private ones!
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Are solid state batteries something that auto companies like Tesla and Rivian can move towards?
Yes, but it will probably be a number of years (5-10) before solid state batteries are being produced in commercial quantities.
 

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Yep. It’s the future. Find the public companies making solid state batteries for the auto industry and think “stock” lol. Keep an eye on the private ones!
Kensington Capital has completed its merger with QuantumScape friday (and the stock went up 68%). J. B. Straubel is on the board and VW will be using their batteries starting in 2024 (at least that's the plan).
 

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Kensington Capital has completed its merger with Quantum Scape friday (and the stock went up 68%). J. B. Straubel is on the board and VW will be using their batteries. 4 years?
Bill Gates has a significant stake in QuantumScape too. Appears to be a solid company.
 

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The tech is a game changer. Wonder when Rivian would implement them?
 

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Well presumably the first production will go to VW and that's in 2024 so some time after that I would think. Of course someone else could come up with another solid state design but QuantumScape seems to be out in front at the moment.
 

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The tech is a game changer. Wonder when Rivian would implement them?
There are other ASSB companies on this path as well, it's tough to tell how far ahead QuantumScape might be & how quickly this tech will be commercially available in EVs. My guess is that it will be closer to 2030 before we have a significant number of ASSB EVs available. Remember that it will take time to ramp up production capacity, even if limited numbers are available in 5 years.
 

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StoreDot is a company looking to go public that has a 5 min to full charge Lithium metal battery. Just need to figure out which SPAC company they are going to reverse merge with.
 

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I know that every time solid-state batteries is mentioned, the response is a viable commercial EV solution is 5-10 years away. Lets say a breakthrough (like QS or someone else) makes it happen in 4 years instead. Consider if 2026 model year brings this next-gen EV class to market. What happens then to best of the last-gen like a Rivian or today's Tesla? Will the value plunge to say 20% of purchase price?

Its thoughts like this, in the back of my mind, that give me pause about the wisdom of jumping all-in on a Rivian or any other high-end EV in the next couple of years.
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