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Toyota claims it is 'almost there' with the ability to manufacture solid state electric batteries that will give EVs a 1,200 km (745 miles) range and that can charge in 10 minutes (archive.ph)
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[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They don't need to be big.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

The physics of electrical conduction mean that you can't cram thousands of watts of power down any given wire without issue. This is why appliance cords are thicker than phone charging cords.

Pushing enough electrons to drive a car a thousand km through a wire in under 10 minutes is going to take a THICCC cable.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The cables that power trams and electric buses aren't that thick.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

Not to mention some serious electronics...

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