Solid state batteries - will ZWITTERIONS be the gamechanger?

For nearly a decade, solid-state batteries have been presented as the next giant leap in electric vehicles. But somehow they always seem to be “just around the corner.” So why is the task of turning promising laboratory chemistry into millions of affordable battery packs proving to be one of the toughest engineering challenges of the energy transition, and where is this technology actually up to in 2026? 🎉 Hoodie Giveaway Winners 🎉 Thanks to everyone who took part – I’ve now randomly selected the 10 winners: @lorenzoventura7701 @neilgarcia9127 @mikaellinberger6645 @angelaanderson2662 @marsupialdungbucket @annieellison2046 @joshMorland @catherinegreen8440 @rivmey @michaelreid2329 If you’re on this list, congratulations! Please email me at [email protected] within 28 days, quoting your YouTube handle, so I can arrange delivery. Thanks again to everyone who entered – really appreciate the support for the channel 👍 Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Reference Links ONRL Paper on Zwitterions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369702125002858 Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ