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That would really be a game changer. How soon

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are we expecting this? And is this even feasible

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? Well, nobody is really sure yet. C

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A L just announced these new batteries yesterday and we're

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still waiting for a lot of details to come out

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. But what they're saying basically is that through a

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mix of different new materials, they can, you

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know, sort of create these microscopic chemical nets within

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the batteries that can let lithium ions shoot back and

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forth faster without compromising safety. And that allows them

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to load more energy into a smaller package which is

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really important for something like an airplane where where weight

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is really a key factor. Now, C A

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T L said that they will be able to start

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mass producing batteries using this technology this year. But

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at a sort of lower level for, for E

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V, they're still working with companies right now to

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develop this electric aircraft, there's no timetable. They're

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not saying yet who they're working with on it.

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But the fact that they wanted to make a big

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splashy announcement at the Shanghai Auto Show has analysts saying

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that you know, it's a pretty positive sign that

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they have a lot of faith in this technology.

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What kind of other applications are we expecting that this

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could be used in? Well, that, that's

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one of the big questions we have. You know

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, obviously if you produce an E V that or

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a battery that's strong enough to lift the airplane off

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the ground that could make market improvements and ranges for

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electric cars. But one of the other things we

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don't know about is cost and right now, you

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know, E V s are, are getting pretty

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good mileage, you know, at the auto show

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earlier, this an SUV announced it can get up

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to 1000 kilometers on existing batteries. And so,

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depending on how much this costs, it's unclear whether

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it will actually be able to break through into the

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E V industry in a, in a real way

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or if it's just going to be kind of a

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niche product until, you know, the, the

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electric aircraft business can sort of gain steam.