Re:Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state ...
by ptmcc on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:15PM
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Yes, merely a 1.75 ton brick of batteries, among other parts
Which is actually pretty inline with a typical midsize sedan. People really underestimate how much cars weigh. But EVs are indeed pushing it up even higher. A breakthrough on reducing battery weight would be enormously beneficial all around.
Re:Honda targeting 50% weight reduction with EV solid state ...
by Pxtl on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:37PM
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Yeah, I was being a bit hyperbolic (and metric) and the a PHEV is only about 15% difference in curb-weight between comparable full-EVs, but that's not nothing.
Which is actually pretty inline with a typical midsize sedan. People really underestimate how much cars weigh. But EVs are indeed pushing it up even higher. A breakthrough on reducing battery weight would be enormously beneficial all around.