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‘Game Changer’: Honda Solid-State EVs With 620 Miles Of Range Coming This Decade (insideevs.com)

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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I do not own an EV, but just thinking about larger capacity batteries, it seems like they would have these benefits:

worry less about when to recharge. For instance you could wait until a sunny day where solar would provide the electricity
allow longer road trips with fewer charge stops. For instance you could drive from SF to San Diego without worry.
function as a larger cheap source of energy for your home by sending electricity back during peak grid hours.
work better in cold climates where some of that energy goes to the heater.

That being said, I do agree that having smaller batteries would be great for price and car weight. Hopefully there will be options and we won't all be forced to buy heavier more expensive EV's when a cheaper lighter one would suit our needs.

why are there (almost) no combustion engine cars with such a range?

Because it takes 3 minutes to fill a car back up, so long range isn't needed. With a battery, it would be a much better experience to recharge at your destination rather than being forced to take a break halfway.

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

allow longer road trips with fewer charge stops. For instance you could drive from SF to San Diego without worry.

Why worry if there are chargers every couple of miles? Of course it can be a small inconvenience to do a break if you don't need one at all, but it's not like you have to stop every hour.

Because it takes 3 minutes to fill a car back up, so long range isn't needed.

There are numerous EVs already that can recharge more than 600 miles of range per hour of charging. Thus, having a 20 minute break every 3-4 hours of driving is sufficient. And from my perspective filling a car with fuel also takes more than 3 minutes if you count in the payment etc. If you anyhow need to visit the toilet, you're car is ready to go again.