Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades

Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by cbozeman on Saturday April 03, 2021 @06:00PM (#26685125)

There's an Australian expression, "If you want to go into the bush, take a Land Rover. If you want to get out of the bush, take a Land Cruiser."

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by chrisseaton on Saturday April 03, 2021 @06:16PM (#26685230)

Your special forces still use Land Rovers on operations!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_SOTG_patrol_Oc...

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by cbozeman on Saturday April 03, 2021 @06:21PM (#26685268)

Negative, Ghost Rider. American spec ops prefer, and often use, Toyota Land Cruisers and HILUXs, for the very reason behind the Australian proverb! :)

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by chrisseaton on Saturday April 03, 2021 @06:24PM (#26685285)

> Negative, Ghost Rider

Australian, not American.

And I've literally seen it for myself, and I just also linked a photo of them doing it!

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by cbozeman on Saturday April 03, 2021 @06:56PM (#26685475)

> Your special forces still use Land Rovers on operations!

I'm not Australian!

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by chrisseaton on Saturday April 03, 2021 @07:32PM (#26685680)

The context was their use in Australia though.

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