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MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
July 23, 2025

Solid-state batteries still face hurdles but the prize is huge for EVs

Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway speaks to Forbes about solid-state batteries and why EVs will strain the power grid.
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Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway tells Forbes that the combined demand from computers, artificial intelligence, and electric vehicles will soon outpace the capacity of the electrical grid.
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Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway speaks with Forbes reporter Neil Winton about the development of solid-state batteries and the future of electric vehicles. “Yes, in 2035 the U.S. the automobile market will be roughly the same as today, but by then the massive demand for electricity from computers, AI and EVs will combine to demand more electricity than the grid can supply,” says Sadoway.

Read the full story in Forbes.