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to be fair: Tesla is selling you the battery, Ford isn't selling you the petrol
by dwighttk 8y ago
to be fair: Tesla is selling you the battery, Ford isn't selling you the petrol
- benj111 8y agoIs that a correct metaphor? Surely the battery is a petrol tank, and electricity, petrol.
- sjwright 8y agoThe metaphor barely works either way and breaks down entirely once you factor in home solar.
- benj111 8y agoHome solar would be a nodding donkey on the patio.
- dwighttk 8y agoThere isn't a metaphor in my post. Does the electricity burn? Or the battery?
- benj111 8y agoOk comparison then. Something burns releasing energy. An empty battery will release less energy than a full one, just like a burning fuel tank. https://www.quora.com/Are-Lithium-Ion-batteries-more-flammable-when-they-are-charged https://www.quora.com/Are-Lithium-Ion-batteries-more-flammab...
- dwighttk 8y agofair enough, but an empty battery has more potential energy than an empty gas tank
- sqd 8y agoI think the point the parent comment is trying to make is that a Ford tank cannot burn, but a battery can.