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Fisker’s Solid-State Battery Powers Electric Vehicles—and Drones and Flying Taxis
by STEVE GOLDBERG
Jun 27, 2018
3 minutes
Since Alessandro Volta created the first true battery in 1800, improvements have been relatively incremental. When it comes to phones and especially electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries have resisted a slew of efforts to increase their power and decrease the time it takes to charge them.
Henrik Fisker, known for his high-end sports-car design, says his Los Angeles–based company, Fisker Inc., is on the verge of a breakthrough solid-state battery that will give EVs like his sleek new EMotion an extended range and a relatively short charging period. “With the size of battery pack
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