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Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic... by deadc0de on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:31PM (#25546238)
Also ICE engines themselves are pretty heavy compared to electric motors and require heavy gearboxes and shafts.
Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic... by Gibbon1 on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:57PM (#25546415)
My back of the envelope calcs say that if batteries energy density increases by 30-50% the weight penalty for electric cars disappears. It's a fuzzy line because it depends on the cars range.

Difference between electric and gasoline cars. With a gas car the marginal cost of extra range is low. With electric it's high. With gas cars the marginal cost of extra HP is high where with electric it's low.