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  • Chinese EV maker's five-minute charge

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 21 20:50:42 2025
    Chinese EV maker's five-minute charge puts the disrupter one step
    closer to conquering global markets
    ...
    ...
    BYD's launch on Monday of a new battery charging system able to add
    driving range of about 470km [292 miles] in five minutes -- a fraction
    of the time it takes a Tesla to add range.

    https://www.ft.com/content/9beb258a-65d4-464b-a392-9d4cd7931b35

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Mar 22 13:38:04 2025
    On Fri, 21 Mar 2025, JAB wrote:

    Chinese EV maker's five-minute charge puts the disrupter one step
    closer to conquering global markets
    ...
    ...
    BYD's launch on Monday of a new battery charging system able to add
    driving range of about 470km [292 miles] in five minutes -- a fraction
    of the time it takes a Tesla to add range.

    https://www.ft.com/content/9beb258a-65d4-464b-a392-9d4cd7931b35

    On the other hand... are people comfortable with supporting a company controlled by one of the most authoritarian regimes on the planet? Who
    have concentration camps for moslems, and millions of millions of lives on their conscience?

    I cannot do that. Instead, I'll stick with my classic gasoline car and a
    clean conscience! =)

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Mar 22 12:45:44 2025
    On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:38:04 +0100, D <[email protected]> wrote:

    On the other hand

    It's a great milestone for EV tech...waiting 5 minutes for a recharge
    means not an issue for long distance travelers.

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Mar 23 00:34:53 2025
    On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, JAB wrote:

    On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:38:04 +0100, D <[email protected]> wrote:

    On the other hand

    It's a great milestone for EV tech...waiting 5 minutes for a recharge
    means not an issue for long distance travelers.


    Call me when the cars are as cheap as ICE cars, and the 5 minute charge as readily available as gasoline stations. Oh, and I want to be able to drive
    at least 600 km in winter when it's -20 C outside.

    Once those things are in place, EV here I come! =D

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Mar 22 21:39:03 2025
    On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:34:53 +0100, D <[email protected]> wrote:

    Call me when the cars are as cheap as ICE cars

    Actually, cheaper than ICE vehicles to build, except for the
    batteries.

    If cheaper batteries exist in the future, goodbye ICE vehicles.

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Mar 23 11:33:23 2025
    On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, JAB wrote:

    On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:34:53 +0100, D <[email protected]> wrote:

    Call me when the cars are as cheap as ICE cars

    Actually, cheaper than ICE vehicles to build, except for the
    batteries.

    If cheaper batteries exist in the future, goodbye ICE vehicles.


    Well, you forgot my other criterias, but I do agree with you, that if the
    price reaches ICE prices, and availability of charging in 5 minutes is the
    same as gasoline stations, then yes.

    Shall we say 15 years?

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Mar 23 12:27:47 2025
    On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 11:33:23 +0100, D <[email protected]> wrote:

    Shall we say 15 years?

    Battery researches know the economic reward when they have the patent
    for a low cost EV battery.

    7 New Battery Technologies to Watch https://builtin.com/hardware/new-battery-technologies

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