The Chinese government has announced that it will be making available $830 million to six hopeful developers of all-solid-state batteries, as the country sets its eyes on maintaining its lead in battery technology development and retaining its ownership of key supply chain infrastructure. $830 million in the grand scheme of battery technology research isn’t going to be the difference maker, especially split amongst China’s researchers throughout different companies, but it does signal outright support for the industry’s development from the Chinese state. While we do see this kind of investment through the likes of DARPA-E in the US, it is usually part of a broader package of investment aimed at risky new technologies including opposing technologies like fuel-cell electric vehicles…