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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoEven if they manage to “gear up” and make it to 200 wh/kg, that’s years away and TODAY lithium EV batts are hitting 270 wh/kg. 35% more energy dense.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoAnd you’ll spend more money to get that. Not every EV needs the most capacity out there.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 month agoIf your ev isn’t good enough for a road trip, that means for like 90% of you, you have to own another vehicle.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoI have such an ev right now that’s in line with the numbers we’re talking about here. It’s good enough for a road trip. We’re trying to sell our only ICE car now because we’re not using it.
Even if they manage to “gear up” and make it to 200 wh/kg, that’s years away and TODAY lithium EV batts are hitting 270 wh/kg. 35% more energy dense.
And you’ll spend more money to get that. Not every EV needs the most capacity out there.
If your ev isn’t good enough for a road trip, that means for like 90% of you, you have to own another vehicle.
I have such an ev right now that’s in line with the numbers we’re talking about here. It’s good enough for a road trip. We’re trying to sell our only ICE car now because we’re not using it.