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I see Honda selling a shiteload of those little suitcase generators in the coming years. Jerry Can of the 21st Century! LOL!Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
What I see are companies like GE, Westinghouse, Tesla, and others (not to mention companies in other countries) developing battery technology that permits batteries to carry us as far as a tank of gas does today, and that can be recharged in the same amount of time it takes to fill up with 20 gallons of 87 octane. Tomorrow .... probably not. In my remaining lifetime or later .... most likely. It'll blow through just like CDs replaced LPs, and like streaming audio replaced CDs.
From ohiorider:Maybe not be able to recharge as quick but if the battery was made universal and small enough to swapped out, one could then "fill the tank" very quickly. Just have exchange stations instead of gas stations. We will see.....stay tuned.GliderJohn
In summary, the key benefits of all these chemical differences from a consumer perspective are: up to 6 times faster charging, up to twice the energy density, a longer cycle life of up to 10 years compared to 2, and no flammable components.
A different approach to the problem from Purdue University. Change spent electrolyte for renewed electrolyte.https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q2/instantly-rechargeable-battery-could-change-the-future-of-electric-and-hybrid-automobiles.html
Long about 120 years ago, electric cars were the vehicle of choice in the USA. Better than steam because you didn't have to wait to heat the boiler. Better than noisy gasoline because you didn't scare the horses. Cities had battery swap stations for your delivery trucks, so's you could work all day. Electric trolleys. Electric was the future. Great way to piddle round the city without leaving piles of horse schitt along the way.Then they began to build roads between cities. That's what killed the electric car right there. To make things worse, you're no longer piddling along. Nowadays, people expect to rocket along. Takes energy. I wanted to buy an Empulse at my Indian dealer, two hours away. The driving radius was measured at like 30mph, to exaggerate. But at freeway speed, you'd exhaust that battery in about half an hour. I computed even taking nack roads I'd need three days to ride one home; providing I could find a couple motels would let me plug in overnight. Back in 1900, people didn't expect an electric heater in their car, nor electric windows,. etc. So much of the advances we've made in batteries in a century has been chewed up by increases in demand.No. Electric is not the wave of the future. It is failed technology from the past. ... and fueled ultimately by coal and natural gas.
I would be interested to know what percentage of the US utility grid could handle the load of a fast battery charge. Methinks it is a very low number......(queue the sound of sizzling wires LOL)
I'm *shocked at the negative responses. *not