Re:Solid-state EV batteries now face "production hell"
by galangalalgol on Sunday January 28, 2024 @11:15AM
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If we are just using it as a generator, a turbine engine makes more sense. Very efficient at fixed rpm. Many trains use that sort of hybrid setup. But if you put in enough battery to warm up a small proane fuel cell to warm up a larger propane fuel cell you could just fill up at the propane pump and still get battery efficiencies but with a lightening tank. And they think they have propane generation from environmental co2 over 90% efficient now too.
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Re:Solid-state EV batteries now face "production hell"
by pi-e-sigma on Sunday January 28, 2024 @03:29PM
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Turbine in a car is completely impractical. Some tanks, like M1 Abrams use a turbine and they are painfully loud and the exhaust is so hot it can literally set on fire anything too close to it. Imagine sitting in a traffic jam and lighting up a car behind you :)