I heard it's because the next generation of solid state batteries will utilize silver (but who knows). Gold has also gone nuts; so I suspect this is not merely related to the utility of silver. This may just be a byproduct of Gold going nuts and people looking for an alternative investment

https://www.goldenstatemint.com/blog/samsungs-silver-solid-state-battery-technology-1-kilogram-of-silver-per-car/

I heard the argument it's because the next generation of solid state batteries will utilize silver (but who knows). Gold has also gone nuts; so I suspect this is not merely related to the utility of silver. This may just be a byproduct of Gold going nuts and people looking for an alternative investment

https://www.goldenstatemint.com/blog/samsungs-silver-solid-state-battery-technology-1-kilogram-of-silver-per-car/