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Reminds me of the electric car tech, in a way. I remember reading somewhere on HN that when the cars were initially gaining traction, electric engines were an o
by filoleg 7y ago
Reminds me of the electric car tech, in a way. I remember reading somewhere on HN that when the cars were initially gaining traction, electric engines were an option already, even with some prototypes. The issue was that the battery tech wasn't quite there to make it efficient and have any mileage compared to gas powered cars. So we went the gas route. And only within the past 5 years, we got a sign of electric cars coming back as a real alternative to gas cars.
- ChuckMcM 7y agoYes, similar and it was more than batteries, it was also magnets and car materials Etc. Batteries are an important part of that (and still the weak link given relatively long charge times) but it would be a disservice to a Model 3 to say that if you had LiIon batteries in the 70's you could have built one then.