With the 745-Mile Solid-State Battery, Toyota Just Became a Force to Reckon With

Re:With the 745-Mile Solid-State Battery, Toyota Just Became... by heavenlyblue on Sunday July 23, 2023 @12:52PM (#36837153)

Larger fuel tank makes the car heavier and thus less fuel efficient

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Re:With the 745-Mile Solid-State Battery, Toyota Just Became... by Detrytus on Sunday July 23, 2023 @01:42PM (#36837702)

Additonal 10 gallons of fuel is a rounding error to a typical car mass, its effect on fuel efficiency is not detectable without precise lab equipment. Certainly you're not going to notice that when paying for gas.

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Re:With the 745-Mile Solid-State Battery, Toyota Just Became... by silverpepsi on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:07AM (#36859378)

Well, I dunno if you've ever driven a performance car say around 420hp but having one extra passenger is absolutely noticable and undesirable, it really slows you down. 4 passengers in the car and it's no longer a fun drive. Not a rounding error as you can directly feel it.

I expect dragging around 120 lbs extra fuel for 100k miles does become noticable on the bank book, you'd be surprised.

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