Re:Nio ET7 with 150 kWh semi-solid state battery achieves a ...
by idontwantthis on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @12:40AM
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The massive battery is the point. It’s a much more dense chemistry. It’s not a more efficient car.
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Re:Nio ET7 with 150 kWh semi-solid state battery achieves a ...
by Robotbeat on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:59AM
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Efficiency (percent for percent) can buy you all the advantages of higher energy density, but with higher charge speed (ie miles per charge minute, for a given wattage), lower charge cost, cheaper battery (fewer kWhs), etc. So really, you wouldn’t want to sacrifice much efficiency to get greater energy density. You really want BOTH. A Lucid Air with this kind of battery would have greater range than a lot of gas cars; a fantastic road trip car. In fact, you could go basically a full day’s driving (11-12hours) without charging, then charge overnight with a beefy L2 charger (typically a lot cheaper than fast charging) and never have to actually stop during the day for charging.