It’s silly. 90% of the Lithium in the world is floating in the sea, masked with the salt we know as NaCl. Lithium chloride is identical, almost, and all desalination plants will produce Lithium, from regular sea water. But Lithium is explosive, and I doubt this chemistry will last.

So, what if someone comes up with a sodium battery or some other fancy chemical, NIO can modify their battery packs and use the new chemistry immediately. Geely van follow: change chemistry.

Use the regular socket, first. A small EV gets 4 miles per KW, so you will need 15KWh, and can charge during the night. Then you can top it up on the L2 charger or every time you drive outside of the city.

You can get a 110kwh Powerwall with integrated fast charger, to your solar panels. They can do all of what you ask for ($44k fully configured).