Oct. 23, 2023, 11:30 a.m. | Steve LeVine

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For five decades, battery hands have been trying to commercialize lithium-metal cells but have been stymied by their tendency to blow up. This week, SES AI founder Qichao Hu offers an unusually candid description of what it's like to qualify lithium-metal batteries for use by the major automakers.

In 2021, SES AI founder Qichao Hu unveils the company's gigantic 107 ampere-hour cell. Photo: Courtesy SES AI

In 2021, Qichao Hu began planning a pilot factory …

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