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Maybe nobody does research on tech that isn't at least 10 times better than the stuff we already have?
by k__ 6y ago
Maybe nobody does research on tech that isn't at least 10 times better than the stuff we already have?
- mratzloff 6y agoA 2x increase for battery storage would be game changing for a wide variety of use cases. Electric vehicles, industrial applications...
- xbmcuser 6y agoBattery tech is improving at around 10% a year. Lithium Battery density has tippled in the last 10 years people on hacker news like to comment on how new battery technology has not done anything but since those comments started a decade ago battery density has trippled. https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-ion-battery-cell-densities-have-almost-tripled-since-2010/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-io...
- tartoran 6y agoIf it's improving at a rate of 10% per year, a 2x would take 4-5 years to achieve so a 2X is really a good improvement. I wonder where we'd be right now had we not gone the ICE route.
- xbmcuser 6y agoReality is most new technologies need to be 10 times better to get investment. Otherwise it is generally assumed that by the time new technology gets into production the older tech will still have cost advantage. This is the main reason why we need government investments for unprofitable research.
- waterhouse 6y agoOr when it's only 5x better, they quietly continue tinkering around, and only when it's 10x better do they announce their results and try to get funding.