BYD’s chief scientist says solid-state EV batteries hit a ‘critical stage,’ but there’s more to it

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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/solid-state-EV-batteries-BYD.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p>Solid-state EV batteries have entered a “critical stage,” <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/byd/">BYD’s</a> chief scientist, Lian Yubo, said during a seminar this week.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/08/byds-chief-scientist-solid-state-ev-batteries-critical-stage/#more-462707">more…</a>