unless
they find a way to recharge them in under 5 minutes, electric cars are not going to be a viable option for most people.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 10:25, Share, Reply)
they find a way to recharge them in under 5 minutes, electric cars are not going to be a viable option for most people.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 10:25, Share, Reply)
That is certainly an option
If car makers can decide on a standard size/voltage/connector type pack.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 11:30, Share, Reply)
If car makers can decide on a standard size/voltage/connector type pack.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 11:30, Share, Reply)
Battery mass will kill that
The Tesla Model S battery pack weighs over half a metric tonne. You'd better come up with a standardised mechanism for handling and installing as well.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:06, Share, Reply)
The Tesla Model S battery pack weighs over half a metric tonne. You'd better come up with a standardised mechanism for handling and installing as well.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:06, Share, Reply)
Unlike petrol
Which is not flammable at all, totally inflammable in fact.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 18:17, Share, Reply)
Which is not flammable at all, totally inflammable in fact.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 18:17, Share, Reply)
I said 'sploady not burny.
Hit a lithium battery with a hammer and see what happens
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 20:27, Share, Reply)
Hit a lithium battery with a hammer and see what happens
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 20:27, Share, Reply)
That would be like standardised petrol in one or two grades
Never going to happen!
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:08, Share, Reply)
Never going to happen!
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:08, Share, Reply)
Would be more like
standardizing fuel tank shape and capacity. And probably placement. Not going to happen.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 14:24, Share, Reply)
standardizing fuel tank shape and capacity. And probably placement. Not going to happen.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 14:24, Share, Reply)
or this:
www.technologyreview.com/s/524781/a-battery-with-liquid-electrodes-can-be-recharged-or-refilled/
Edit: car dialysis :)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:55, Share, Reply)
www.technologyreview.com/s/524781/a-battery-with-liquid-electrodes-can-be-recharged-or-refilled/
Edit: car dialysis :)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 13:55, Share, Reply)
I reckon
capacitors are the future for electrical storage. But wtf would I know. I don't even like electric cars.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 14:27, Share, Reply)
capacitors are the future for electrical storage. But wtf would I know. I don't even like electric cars.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 14:27, Share, Reply)
But that means using pure capacitance gel!
Conveyances will be blowing up left, right and centre!
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 14:32, Share, Reply)
Conveyances will be blowing up left, right and centre!
( , Mon 20 Feb 2017, 14:32, Share, Reply)