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Battery technology might not be a limitless path, but wouldn't super-capacitors have more potential? The ability to store large amounts of power very very quick
by PuffinBlue 8y ago
Battery technology might not be a limitless path, but wouldn't super-capacitors have more potential? The ability to store large amounts of power very very quickly and for a decent amount of time could be an important addition to energy management, if such capacitors could be commercially viable and practical.
- teraflop 8y agoSupercapacitors are already commercially viable. I have one in my cheap dashcam because it withstands high temperatures better than a battery. The only problem is that their energy density is 1-2 orders of magnitude worse than lithium-ion batteries.
- PuffinBlue 8y agoAh yes, I actually have one in my dashcam too! Oops. As you can see this is an area I don't know much about. I was more thinking along the lines of larger 'industrial' scale capacitors, but I'm not sure if there are fundamental barriers physical that can't be overcome to make such devices a sensible route to pursue?