Solid-state batteries are still a future technology that may not even be necessary or cost-effective – but we have to cover the latest breakthrough, which is a move towards mass production of 720 Wh/ kg power batteries announced by Talent New Energy. The company first announced the 720 Wh parameter back in March as an R&D result, and now it has held an opening ceremony for a new or expanded R&D center whose first agenda is to commercialize this new type of battery. Talent New Energy is, as you may have guessed, a Chinese company. It’s headquartered in Beijing, with manufacturing operations in Chongqing and Anhui Provinces, and its R&D center in Chongqing has hosted a 200 MWh production line…