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> Higher energy densities are mainly nice for things like high end sports cars where the form factor prevents cramming in more battery. But less so in freight t
by panick21_ 3y ago
> Higher energy densities are mainly nice for things like high end sports cars where the form factor prevents cramming in more battery. But less so in freight trucks. Saving a few hundred kilos of mass on a truck that pulls 80 tonne is just not that valuable.
Disagree. Car and truck makers try to optimize for grams and saving a kg of production vehicle is considered a huge engineering victory. Saving 100s of kg is a gigantic deal.
- bumby 3y agoThis is true. Just look at Fords decision to go with an aluminum bed on their F150. Going with a material that is more expensive and less durable on their best selling vehicle that’s also a work truck is a big deal, but worth it given the weight savings.