Venture capitalists recently returned from China declaring America's battery race "futile." They're wrong. In this episode of The Rational Optimist Podcast, Ouros Energy founder Ethan Loosbrock reveals the new American battery technology that will not only catch up, but leapfrog the competition by making today's best batteries obsolete.

Plus: how Ouros plans to deliver a 1,500-mile range EV, the clear pathway to $10/kWh batteries, why fast-charging is an "admission of defeat," and how this breakthrough will finally unlock a future of electric flying cars and a truly cordless world.