I read that whole article, and it didn’t answer my most important question: “What is Tesla doing to combat the fact that all current battery technology kinda sucks?” Even Lithium-ion has a limited lifespan of just a few years, and developing fast charge and fast replacement tech doesn’t address the fact that the energy density of all that stored liquid carbon is like 10 times higher.

The first person to invent the “Shipstone” will be the guy who really changes the world. I’d like to know more about who’s investing in advancements there, and what kind of progress is being made. Better batteries is the biggest deal.

But, that is a tech that is a real game changer. Making electric engines prettier and easier to manage is what Tesla is doing, and while I applaud them for it, I can’t say it’s groundbreaking in any meaningful way. Just marketing, really.