Nicenightforawalk@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 1 year agoToyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for electric carswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkToyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for electric carswww.theguardian.comNicenightforawalk@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.org
Japanese firm believes it could make a solid-state battery with a range of 745 miles that charges in 10 minutes
minus-squareBrkdncr@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoMazda played around with capacitors instead of batteries a while back. It didn’t get far.
minus-squareXeelee@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoCapacitors will not be relevant for storing energy for EVs in the foreseeable future. All cars currently run on batteries and there is no technology on the horizon that would change that.
minus-squarejimbolauski@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoCapicators are not as good as batteries at energy capicity vs weight and volume. Capicators are great at releasing large amounts of energy.
Mazda played around with capacitors instead of batteries a while back. It didn’t get far.
Capacitors will not be relevant for storing energy for EVs in the foreseeable future. All cars currently run on batteries and there is no technology on the horizon that would change that.
Capicators are not as good as batteries at energy capicity vs weight and volume. Capicators are great at releasing large amounts of energy.