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The title is not supported by the article. The article says the new battery can handle more charge/discharge cycles. But energy storage and weight are in line
by ars 5y ago
The title is not supported by the article. The article says the new battery can handle more charge/discharge cycles.
But energy storage and weight are in line with other batteries.
- ealexhudson 5y agoThe storage is at the high end and better than most other EV chemistries by 50%+. It's unusable because it doesn't survive long enough, but I think the point is if they can solve the cycle issue then this chemistry becomes available. It might not double the range of a Tesla or Kia, but it won't be too far off. FWIW, the 360 Wh/Kg number is not far off the 400 number where flight apparently becomes interesting.
- simonh 5y agoIn line with other batteries with much lower cycle endurance, but their energy storage is much higher than other batteries with similar charge cycle endurance. That's what matters.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoWhen you read COULD in a headline, replace it with PROBABLY WON'T and see if you still want to click it.