Comment on Gel and lithium-ion tech could enable 1000-mile EV range on one charge
troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
That would go a long way towards solving the range anxiety barrier. 1000km is close to the maximum that same people can do in a single day. Yes, you could push further in a day in a pinch, but not comfortably unless you’re rotating drivers. It’s pretty close to the limits enforced on long haul truck drivers in Canada or the US (depends on speed limits and traffic density and a few other things).
IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 3 months ago
How many gas powered cars can go 1000km without refueling?
SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Refueling takes 5 mins max, recharging right now takes 15-20 mins if there is a super charge station.
IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 3 months ago
After driving non-stop for 200+ miles I’m more than happy to take a break for 15-30 minutes to stretch my legs, hit the bathroom, grab some food, etc. My wife and I have done precostly this on multiple road trips that we’ve taken in our EV.
frezik@midwest.social 3 months ago
When you work out how to do this in practice, it doesn’t actually matter. You really should be stopping for ~20 minutes every few hours, anyway. Put in better charging infrastructure and there isn’t much point to vehicles over 400 miles of range.
And before someone who thinks nobody else has heard that batteries have shorter range in cold weather, yes, I’m accounting for that.
JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
It’s not 1000km. You lose 30-40% range in the cold. And charging cadence is typically 10-70%, not 0-100%, so you lose another 30% on road trips. Now your 1000km EV does 420-490km between chargers. That’s around three hours on the Autobahn at a rather leisurely 150kph, with a 25-40 min stop. I agree with the user above. Affordable 1000km range is minimum before I’ll be buying another EV.
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Diesels.