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Depends on how fast you can release that energy from the batteries. Not as instant. Chemical explosions are rapid.
by xcv123 3y ago
Depends on how fast you can release that energy from the batteries. Not as instant. Chemical explosions are rapid.
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoThey could boost with super capacitors.
- The_Double 3y agoSuper capacitors are highly overrated by the general public. They really aren't that much better than lithium ion except for in a very narrow power/time bandwidth.
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoThe comment I was responding to was lamenting the potentially slow speed of chemical reactions in batteries, so I recommended super capacitors specifically for the case where a higher rate of discharge is required. I agree lithium is potentially good enough there, I am merely speculating on solutions in the event that an ultra powerful vehicle really could exceed lithium’s capabilities. As for the general public, I can’t say. I use super capacitors in the power system for my solar powered robot and I love them. Through that experience I have realized they have plenty of other applications.
- xcv123 3y ago> except for in a very narrow power/time bandwidth Which is exactly the scenario we are discussing. Drag races are only a few seconds.
- acyou 3y agoTo me, this is lacking context enough that it appears to be an automated comment.
- perilunar 3y agoCombined flywheel and homopolar generator — a smaller version of the device Oliphant built at the ANU.