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OKIsItJustMe

(21,492 posts)

11. You're so predictable

Reply to NNadir (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 02:33 AM

Dec 2024

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The new batteries are already being produced commercially, says Bond, and their use should ramp up significantly within the next couple of years. “I think work like this just helps underscore how reliable they are, and it should help companies that are manufacturing and using these batteries to plan for the long term.”

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New type of battery could outlast EVs and still be used for grid energy storage [View all] OKIsItJustMe Dec 2024 OP

But I didn't grow up with it, nor did my parents. I'm not changing away from my fossil fuel vehicles. ffr Dec 2024 #1

We're also up against people who have made up their minds, and will not entertain alternatives. OKIsItJustMe Dec 2024 #3

There is theory; there is wishful tinking; there are e perimental results. NNadir Dec 2024 #7

You're so predictable OKIsItJustMe Dec 2024 #11

That I am: Predictable. The laws of thermodynamics are, after all, about prediction. Predictably... NNadir Dec 2024 #13

Don't worry. They got over riding reliable horses, wagons, and crocheting their light bulbs. Festivito Dec 2024 #5

Significantly longer battery life, if affordable, will help buyers get over concern for charging stations. Silent Type Dec 2024 #2

For those with range anxiety. I hear this all the time and I don't think people are understanding it ffr Dec 2024 #6

I just came home from a trip 1/2 way across the US brakester Dec 2024 #8

Might be worth something used, too Red Mountain Dec 2024 #4

You and I think alike! 70sEraVet Dec 2024 #9

A Tesla battery pack has many cells... Finishline42 Dec 2024 #10

The OP suggests that old batteries be used for grid storage OKIsItJustMe Dec 2024 #12