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To: central_va
Until there is a technological breakthrough reducing recharge times to minutes, the internal combustion engine will reign supreme.

Ditto. From what I've read, current Tesla batteries are near the limit of how much energy can be dumped into them over a short period of time. There is still some wiggle room, but it isn't going to get much better. The supercharging stations also have some wiggle room under ideal conditions. If they increase the charge rate to double what is now, it will require special costly cooling at the supercharging stations. Most people won't be able to connect an uncooled power cable because of weight needed to dissipate the heat.

95 posted on 09/12/2017 11:36:15 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: EVO X
Fisker claims their electric car can go 400+ miles on a single charge with a recharging time of 9 minutes... but at a cost of $129K.

https://www.fiskerinc.com/

100 posted on 09/12/2017 11:47:50 AM PDT by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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