Mach1E
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I don’t think that is a problem that battery technology can solve.With current battery tech, yes. Hopefully not in the future.
BEVs are already very efficient at getting energy to turn into propulsion. And it takes a certain amount of energy to move a heavy vehicle at a certain speed a certain distance.
It’s a physics problem like he said. Weight and aerodynamics. Sure some sort of “superior hypothetical future” battery could help with the weight, but it’s not gonna help the aerodynamics of a 3 row SUV.
And therein lies the problem with “future hypothetical battery tech,” we are dealing with the physics of it all. You can only cram so much energy into so much space, then there is a safe limit to how fast you can charge and discharge it.
It’s not much different than the limitations on solar panels. They’re already extremely efficient and there is a physical limit to how much “sunshine hits the panel.” Future tech won’t be able to change that physical limit.
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