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A solid state battery would likely be able to replace my family car, but I don't need that for a commuter, I just need the battery to be cheaply replaceable and enough range to get to work and back. I think we should be looking at both options.
They already are... in China. I'm saying we should do that here in the US. We have the battery plant, so let's put them in some inexpensive cars to replace commuters.
Yup, and I currently drive a Prius. I'm looking at used Bolts ($13-15k used), but I'm a little worried about fire risk (it'll be parked in my attached garage) and battery repair is going to be super expensive. A new sodium ion EV that's much cheaper (say, $15-20k) would be attractive, but I'm definitely not paying >$30k for a commuter.
Yup, it would be pretty nice to never have to take it to the gas station again though.