Fazda
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With that logic, you wouldn't be working on a PC or using a cell phone. Five years is sweet blow all in development time
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With that logic, you wouldn't be working on a PC or using a cell phone. Five years is sweet blow all in development time
With cellphone and PC and technology as a whole you see improvements every 6 months.
With that said, with all the technological marvels that the cellular market have brought in, not much has been done to the actual battery longevity...
There are certainly some big improvements in battery tech in the pipeline (just as cell batteries went from NiCad to NiMh to L-Ion). The point is, ****ty cellphones had to come to market and be used by earlier adoptors in order for cellphones to become widespread and then rapidly improve. The same thing is happening with EVs, which is why it's a little myopic to simply write them off.
Mike Hoxbig
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I feel the point is that there were no alternatives to cellphones back then for mobile communication for the masses. The charge times for cellphone and laptop batteries also generally haven't improved much.
There are however alternatives to combustion powered cars, and EVs aren't the only one.
Rouxenator
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Uhm, the guys from Fifth Gear are pretty serious and they also came to the same conclusion a year ago : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lNPWwPopRQ