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Re:Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Sin... by Manuel_D on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @10:59PM (#36515820)
Combustible fuel also leads to reductions in weight over time as fuel is burned. The same does not occur with EVs.
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Re:Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Sin... by treeman79 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @11:01PM (#36515834)
I mean it could… Just not a great idea.

Make for some expensive litter.

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Re:Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Sin... by Turskarama on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @11:53PM (#36516114)
You could use a metal-air (such as Al-air) battery for this. You'd get _much_ better range than any lithium battery will give you, except it's not rechargeable.
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Re:Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Sin... by msds on Thursday June 29, 2023 @12:48AM (#36516404)
In that case, it would increase in mass though.
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Re:Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Sin... by treeman79 on Thursday June 29, 2023 @02:34PM (#36524753)
Could always burn the lithium to heat a boiler and turn the tires.
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Re:Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Sin... by adrianN on Thursday June 29, 2023 @12:39AM (#36516348)
That's not really a problem for cars, unlike planes.
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Re:Honda Monkey Breaks World Record Covering 4,183 Km on Sin... by lostlogin on Thursday June 29, 2023 @05:17AM (#36518167)
You sound like you haven’t enjoyed the thrill of owning an old British car. Fuel sloshing out or mangling the handling on cornering was a feature of British Leyland. I miss my cursed ‘68 Triumph 2000.
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