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"San Diego-based Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM) has launched EV chargers powered by solar, wind, and battery storage that replace streetlights."

Apparently they are designed so that you can unbolt an ordinary streetlight, plug one of these into the existing base and wiring, and voila' you have an easy install with no digging up the road and no permits to pull. It is supposed to work for a while even if there is a blackout. I'm not sure how the wind energy fits in.

These solar + wind + storage EV chargers replace streetlights | Electrek

Well semi-solid ones.
"The company has announced that the battery is actually a semi-conductor battery, although it still uses an electrolyte that combines a fluid with a solid component."
The liquid portion is 5% by mass. They claim more than twice the capacity of LFP.

https://uk.motor1.com/news/715871/im-l6-ev-solid-state-battery-sale/
https://uk.motor1.com/news/732606/mg-model-solid-state-battery-coming-2025/

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