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thebruce87m
> Although not due out until the end of the decade, Mercedes plans to get EVs with solid-state batteries on the road for testing much sooner.

Looks like NMC/LFP are around for a while longer.

grecy
aka “Better EVs will be here any day now!! keep buying our ICE vehicles just a bit longer while we delay as long as possible”
lazzurs
Not sure how this makes sense when I am driving an excellent Mercedes EV today.

While they do sell ICE vehicles still they have a great line of EVs and clearly are moving more in that direction.

kozinc
To me, this is more like "maybe hold off on buying a vehicle for just a bit longer until we got our shit in order (and know exactly how much we can charge you)."
grecy
And all the big automakers have been saying exactly that for almost ten years now
itishappy
Why would you buy an ICE vehicle today when scotch yokes and freevalves are just around the corner? The technology just isn't ready!