Japanese firm believes it could make a solid-state battery with a range of 745 miles that charges in 10 minutes

  • Rented a Tesla for an overnight trip of about 250 miles. Had to top it off before leaving, again during the trip (the 300 mile range it is supposed to have was absurdly optimistic) and yet again before returning the car. We spent easily 90 minutes dealing with the charging the damn car vs. a single 5 minute fuel stop for a gasoline car.

    For around town 250 miles is plenty, but for even a short, one night road trip the time and effort required to charge a current generation electric car is ridiculous.