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They should have invented Li-ion batteries as well. What were they thinking…

• shmerl 2y ago
  They could focus on battery technology more for sure and much sooner than they did. Demand didn't drive it until much later primarily because they thought that combustion engine is good enough. First electric cars existed already in 19th century by the way.
  • TeMPOraL 2y ago
    That's still 19 centuries too late. They had simple batteries in ancient times; they should've doubled down on that back then. /s
  • ffgjgf1 2y ago
    > They could focus on battery technology more for sure and much sooner than they did How? That would have required massive investment not backed by any rational reason. Only way ICE cars wouldn’t have won is if governments had decided to ban them, which would have been absurd.
• ffgjgf1 2y ago
  I would have just went directly to fusion..