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Without thinking too hard about the efficiency, it's clearly just not a _safe_ proposition with our current best (most energy-dense per weight) batteries.

• 323 4y ago
  There are regular train/truck transports with much more dangerous and volatile chemicals than lithium.
  • eptcyka 4y ago
    The current dangerous transports are not nearly as widely deployed as battery trucks would be required to be to be viable.
• PeterisP 4y ago
  Gasoline has much more energy density per weight than batteries, and we truck that around all the time.
  • yywwbbn 4y ago
    Right. That’s one reasons why transporting electricity by truck is a terrible idea.
  • xvedejas 4y ago
    Gasoline isn't self-oxidizing, so you can put out a gasoline fire (instead of just "letting it burn"). Also gasoline doesn't burn at 2000C, I believe.