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finally some battery innovation from europe. Makes one hopeful that we will continue to play a role in the battery energy/automotive space in the future.

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The Li-Ion and 2019 Chemistry Nobel prize went jointly to a British, American and Japan citizens. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 was awarded jointly to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino "for the development of lithium-ion batteries" [0]

[0]: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2019/summary/

but nobel prizes are usually for basic research a long time ago and the battery-electric automotive revolution is relatively recent development, where applied research and bringing new batteries to market is more important

No. Because there is no difference who makes an interior or motors or battery anymore. There is no real difference in BYD dolphin, Kia eNiro and VW ID.3. Except price maybe. Internal combustion engine was once the differentiator. And it’s gone.

There may be little difference in the finished device. But there is a big difference in the logistics, securing a steady supply, political complications that may interfere with that, etc. On the supply side, there is a difference in expertise and jobs.

i think battery tech can be a real differentiator

The engine hasn’t been a differentiator for a long time.

The rest of the power train, suspension, frame, etc matter more these days.

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