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To: T.B. Yoits
In addition, a car with an internal combustion engine gets lighter during a race as it burns fuel. An electric vehicle drags the full weight of depleting batteries around for the whole race. The longer the race, the greater the advantage to the internal combustion engine.

True but once a breakthrough in battery technology comes along, the dead weight of hauling a depleted battery 500 miles will be offset by the IC engined vehicle still having to make pit stops for refueling.

The battery storage could be segmented now in such a way that the EV car goes in for a pit stop and the depleted segment is quickly pulled and replaced or just pulled leaving a lighter vehicle to reenter the race.

Ultimately, I'd put my money on a revolutionary new battery technology coming available before significant improvements in IC engine efficiency are made.

I love IC engines and can't imagine ever getting the thrill of hearing the announcer say "Drivers, turn your start switches to the on position.

However, longer term, EVs with a future generation battery tech are the way to go.

12 posted on 10/26/2025 7:43:52 AM PDT by fso301
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To: fso301

EV’s will fade into the past as an utterly failed trend. Nothing about EV is sustainable except the propaganda. The electricity costs more and pollutes more than fossil fuel, the EV’s become hazardous wastes, and are remarkable fire hazards in the interim.


15 posted on 10/26/2025 7:49:49 AM PDT by anton
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To: fso301

“However, longer term, EVs with a future generation battery tech are the way to go.”

Not if the government stops funding them with taxpayer money.

ICE are far more economical than EV.


22 posted on 10/26/2025 8:04:47 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: fso301

Ultimately, I’d put my money on a revolutionary new battery technology
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Add a steam turbine. When the EV battery ingites, it will power that turbine.


26 posted on 10/26/2025 8:21:04 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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To: fso301

LOTS MORE GAS STATIONS THAN CHARGERS NATIONWIDE


39 posted on 10/26/2025 10:13:13 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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