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by interroboink 1028 days ago
Not just you. Just sensationalist headlines (:

See also the dramatic groundbreaking new battery technologies that have keep getting reported for the last 30+ years. [1]

Not only is there a long lead time between proof-of-concept and scalable production even in the best case, but frequently these nascent technologies have serious drawbacks that aren't mentioned in the article.

[1] "Revolutionary battery checklist": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28025930

also: https://xkcd.com/882/ and https://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1623