If you’re going to make automotive history, you'd better do it in style. Mercedes has become the first automaker in the world to ever put a solid-state battery into a car and drive it. The race for ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) have been hyped for more than a decade as the next big innovation in electric vehicle (EV) performance, promising faster charging, better range, and longer lifespans. But ...