China's 720 Wh/kg Battery Breakthrough Confronts the Global Capital Gauntlet
Chinese startup Tailan New Energy has validated a solid-state battery cell at 720 Wh/kg — more than double the energy density of today's best electric vehicle batteries. But as rivals from Silicon Valley to Stockholm have discovered, turning a laboratory record into a manufacturable product demands billions in capital that few private companies can raise without surrendering control, independence, or both.
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