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		nubinetwork 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 W... What exactly makes them solid state? If they mean no water, wouldn't that make all li-ion batteries solid state when compared to lead acid batteries?

Tuna-Fish 2 days ago [–]

Normal lithium-ion batteries have a liquid electrolyte. It's not water, but some carbohydrate. During draining and charging, ions travel between the electrodes through the electrolyte.

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