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Re:World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthroug... by philipkglass on Friday April 21, 2023 @03:37PM (#35658907)
The GPHS RTG contains 7.8 kilograms of plutonium 238 but masses 57 kg in total. It also generates only 300 watts from that 57 kg package:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPHS-RTG

You'd need about 3 metric tons of them to power one Model 3 cruising at highway speed (assuming ~16 kilowatts continuous power draw).

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