Hyundai Motor Group, in a stunning display of optimism, predicts their revolutionary solid-state batteries won’t grace the market until the year 2030, a full 5 years into the 21st century. It’s like they’re playing a game of ‘wait and see’ while their competitors, like a Mercedes-Benz, are actually driving to the future. Spencer Cho, the head of global business planning, might as well have said, ‘We’re not in a hurry, but if you have a long time to wait, we can talk.’ They’re banking on cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries, which is like trying to sell a car without a motor – sure, it’s cheaper, but it doesn’t get you anywhere. And let’s not forget, the ‘pilot line’ for solid-state batteries is like a ‘test track’ in a parallel universe, where everything moves at a snail’s pace. Hyundai, it seems, has found a new definition for ‘forward-thinking’—it’s called ‘the future is just a decade away.’
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