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Re:Can electric cars on the highway emulate plane-to-plane r... by jdofaz on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @11:59AM (#23092534)
Increased capacity and high speed charging have made it not worth the cost/complexity.

I've read the Rivian truck can have an additional battery dropped in the truck bed but I don't think it is something you can buy yet.

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Re:Can electric cars on the highway emulate plane-to-plane r... by thrill on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @01:45PM (#23094039)
Correct-ish. Rivian has a patent for such an ability, but no announcement even of planned availability.

Continued battery improvements pretty much obviate any more complicated range extending efforts, IMO, other than perhaps road embedded magnetic chargers, which are fairly simple.

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