Oh ye of little faith. Haven't they given us 2170s and 32ah pouch cells?
Did they stop at regular capacitors? No they made ultra capacitors.
Wouldn't a battery which has dissimilar metals not prefer dissimilar electrolytes? I say who knows but it sounds good.
By doubting this advancement your siding with the pro dendrites crowd.
(joking of course, but this does seem like a simple bridge solution that's worth a try to see what the negative trade offs may be.)