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		linksnapzz 39 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: General Motors is assisting with the restoration o... The easiest way to make EVs more attractive is to have a battery w/ the power density of a 14-gallon stamped-steel tank filled with gasoline, at no more than 10% of the total BOM cost of the vehicle.

segfaultex 39 days ago [–]

You think making the biggest breakthrough in battery tech is easier than monetary incentives?

linksnapzz 39 days ago | [–]

It's a difficult thing, but it's only one thing. Paying people to buy & drive cars that they'd otherwise wouldn't isn't a sustainable practice either.

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