Let me provide a challenge myself to my initial post on the subject of the Aluminum ion battery challenge coming out of Australia to traditional lithium ion batteries.  So, that puts me in the position of puting out two contrasting views of the future of battery composition and development in the next 10 years or so.  Ok, looking at an alternative view:

"Samsung SDI, Solid Power, Quantumscape, and Toyota are leaders in solid-state battery development."

So, why would solid state lithium ion batteries be in the ring to compete with the new upstart being developed in Australia, the aluminum ion batteries?

"Solid-state batteries are difficult to make but will have many benefits if they are mass-produced."

"Some of the key areas that solid-state batteries can dominate are:

· Renders faster charging times;

· Increases energy density up to 2 to 8 times;

· Maximum range of 500-800 km;

· Higher battery cycle life;

· No fire risk and no toxic chemicals."

Those advantages should sound familiar because they are similar at least in direction to the same advantages claimed for the Aluminum ion battery.

One window into the world of lithium solid state batteries is through the eyes of a familiar company:  Quantumscape.

"Quantumscape, a company researching and developing a lithium solid-state battery is looking into adding pure lithium as an anode thereby reducing the carbon while increasing the energy density drastically.....BloombergNEF expects that these cells could be manufactured at 40% of the cost of current lithium-ion batteries when produced at scale. These reductions would come from savings in the bill of materials and the cost of production, equipment, and the adoption of new high-energy-density cathodes."

"Solid Power claims it will have a 400 Wh/kg product in 2022. LMP (France and Canada) company formed by Quebec Hydro has commercialised solid-state batteries in buses. Mercedes is building the buses."

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For more about this subject including the above quotes, see the article titled: 

"Are solid-state batteries the next game-changer?" from The Economic Times.

Are solid-state batteries the next game-changer?, Auto News, ET Auto (indiatimes.com)

Are solid-state batteries the next game-changer?

Are solid-state batteries the next game-changer?

Are solid-state batteries the next game-changer?