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After more than 1000 charges Volkswagen’s solid-state electric car battery cells retained 95 percent of the original capacity

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EV FAQ: All your electric car questions answered READ MORE: Will my battery go flat if I leave my EV parked for too long? Replacing the electrolyte and separator, solid state cells use a separator made of ceramic, glass or polymer composites. EXPLAINER: What is a solid state battery? READ MORE: Do EV batteries wear out?

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What is a solid-state battery?

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EV FAQ: All your electric car questions answered READ MORE: Will my battery go flat if I leave my EV parked for too long? Polymer-based plastic is the other, but it’s nothing like the Tupperware container you store leftovers in. READ MORE: Do EV batteries wear out? So what’s an electrolyte? Two types of material are used.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

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