• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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    Every day it feels like we’re getting closer to battery revolution.

    It’s been “every day” for as long as I can remember. Some new world-changing battery tech is right around the corner, but never manages to appear in consumer vehicles…

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      Battery tech has still come a long way since say 10 years ago, even though the “next gen” stuff hasn’t made it to scaled production. Looks like this is the beginning of scaled production, though.

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        Looks like this is the beginning of scaled production, though.

        Production is a tiny link in the supply chain.

        According to the article they’ve sent them to manufacturers for testing and that’s it.

        Even if they were able to make them they’d still be impossibly expensive for decades, as the implications of such a technology would be gargantuan.

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          Nah, see the battery density graph here. Batteries have made great progress already, and it’s accelerating because suddenly there are trillions of dollars on the line for anyone that can make big strides in battery technology.

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      Battery tech is constantly having huge breakthroughs. They are just come in small steps.

      I mean a smart phone is literally a battery powered computer. It’s absolutely astounding compared to what we had 10/20 years ago.

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        Battery tech is constantly having huge breakthroughs. They are just come in small steps.

        My guy, those are opposite things…

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          Depends on how you define “constant”. Battery prices have been falling year over year, no thanks to technological improvements.

          If we’re referring explicitly to Academia and R&D, then OP is correct. You’re main point is that these huge breakthroughs haven’t affected the market, but OP isn’t arguing that.

          You’re both talking past each other.

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            Depends on how you define “constant”.

            No it doesn’t? Because there have been none. There have been steady and iterative advancements.

            OP is correct

            When was OP involved in this conversation?

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              There have been steady and iterative advancements.

              Steady imo is a synonym for constant, and revolutionary breakthroughs can be subjective if referring to industry or academia.

              When was OP involved in this conversation?

              Apologies. I sometimes refer to an OP as the Original Poster of a thread in a given post, but perhaps a better use of language would be OC for Original Commentator.

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        Only thing I’m upset with is that we get more battery capacity, but not longer battery time. I want to clock my phone down to save power, but that’s not allowed.

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          Most phones have some sort of “Ultra power saving” mode that gives a lot of battery life.