“I truly believe that the breakthrough will come outside the lithium-ion area. MIT ’s Professor Donald Sadoway said battery development has been disappointingly slow , and this will affect sales of electric vehicles generally . “ Development ( of lithium - ion batteries ) is not going to be significant enough to improve the price performance ratio for it to have an impact on auto sales predictions . These numbers are so low because it will still make more sense to have an internal combustion engine in 2025 using fossil fuels , ” Sadoway said in an interview .
MIT ’s Professor Donald Sadoway said battery development has been disappointingly slow , and this will affect sales of electric vehicles generally . “ Development ( of lithium - ion batteries ) is not going to be significant enough to improve the price performance ratio for it to have an impact on auto sales predictions . These numbers are so low because it will still make more sense to have an internal combustion engine in 2025 using fossil fuels , ” Sadoway said in an interview .