Bottling Lightning: The Fast-Charge & Solid-State Revolutions

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker · Feb 19, 2026 · 27m · transcript

(0:00) Open

(1:36) The End of the Charging Wait: New Tech Promises 10-to-80% in Minutes

(8:36) Donut Labs’ Solid State Battery?

(10:46) The Evolution of Today’s Batteries

(19:25) The Range Delay

(21:11) cj’s recommendation: Ivan Miranda

(23:42) Jeff’s Recommendation: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Stop worrying about range and start worrying about where you’re going to spend those extra ten minutes at the charging station.

In this episode, the boys break down the "80% Rule," the "Warm-up," and why your current phone is basically a sponge soaked in flammable liquid. High-tech ceramics…