Does this mean no more flaming Teslas? Even if it is still a long charge time, how many miles until a recharge is needed and will it do better in cold weather areas?
“Does this mean no more flaming Teslas? “
ICE cars are much more likely to flame.
I used to know a guy who taught battery design. Didn’t know him well but it was his ‘field’. He was optimistic on the future but then so is every scientist. Breakthroughs happen, 10% inspiration + 90% perspiration and all that.
It would be great to have batteries that can hold a charge longer, and be recharged over greater spans of time without losing their ability to hold the charge. And we will... to what degree and how soon, I guess we’ll find out.
But suppose you can get a battery system that can drive a car 1 million miles. You get a whole set of other problems to deal with. Probably still cheaper than combustion engine parts, but I don’t know of too many motors that can run that long. Rust? How many times will that car need to be re-upholstered? The average car runs 13,500 miles a year. So a typical Tesla will last, what, 74 years? Is that a viable business model? LOL.