• CheetahHybrid @pawb.social
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    7 days ago

    You made your own point. In 10 years the ‘new’ battery tech will make the current model cars almost irrelevant. Standardize the batteries and mandate replaceability. Phone companies figued that out a long time ago but ditched it in favor or profits.

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      7 days ago

      And? We went from 10 mpg sedans to 35 mpg ones in my lifetime. Improvement impacts every developing technology over time.

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          7 days ago

          What in the hell are you talking about? EV batteries don’t go bad as fast or frequently as you seem to think. When they do, they are highly recyclable.