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Curious if the Lithium-ion technology would have passed your checklist on day one?

• jerf 5y ago
  It's not "day one" for fantastical claims of 10x+ of battery improvement on some dimension that only works in a lab. They claim to be bringing this to market in under a year, though, so that is a deviation from the usual battery story we read. Whether or not it's true... shrug ask me in a year.
• bsder 5y ago
  Any claims of better than 2x should be viewed through a hugely skeptical eye. 1) 2x would take an electric car from 300 miles range to 600 miles range. That is a pretty radical improvement in energy density that possibly exceeds even hydrocarbons. 2) Automotive is a terribly unforgiving environment for batteries. Heat, cold, and vibration are all the worst. Oh, and don't do something silly like emit toxic fumes or explode when someone ruptures your containment with a 30mph crash.