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they are getting better. every year there's the promise of a new big leap forward in a few years. but in the intervening few years all the previously announce
by notatoad 3y ago
they are getting better. every year there's the promise of a new big leap forward in a few years. but in the intervening few years all the previously announced "big leaps" come to market, so by the time an announced technology comes to market, it's just an incremental improvement.
go back to 2010 and show past you the batteries we've got now, you'd be impressed by what huge progress there was.
- Mystery-Machine 3y agoLike what? Can you give some examples of the huge battery progress within the last 14 years?
- slavik81 3y agoIn 2010, lithium ion batteries cost $450/kWh. In 2023, lithium ion batteries cost $139/kWh. The gain in capacity has also been noticable. It's a few percent per year, but over a decade that adds up.
- w-m 3y agoSales weighted battery capacity has nearly doubled since 2021: https://www.adamasintel.com/average-battery-capacity-converging-top-markets/ https://www.adamasintel.com/average-battery-capacity-converg... The Tesla Model S was introduced with 60 and 85 kWh batteries ~10 years ago. Today you can buy vehicles in the same class with 120 kWh, and dozens of models with 85+ kWh: https://ev-database.org/cheatsheet/useable-battery-capacity-electric-car https://ev-database.org/cheatsheet/useable-battery-capacity-... Of course affordability remains a problem, but the battery capacity per vehicle has drastically improved, even without world shattering breakthroughs in chemistry.