Gasoline Versus Lithium-Ion Batteries on the Energy Density Scale
Gasoline - 12,000 watt-hours per kilogram, lithium-ion batteries - 150 watt-hours per kilogram (one of the main reasons why the Tesla Roadster's battery pack weighs nearly a thousand pounds).
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Lithium ion batteries pose another
problem as well:
a tendency to overheat and electrolyte with a low flashpoint.
Yeah, that sounds like a pretty huge chink in the armor.
Aren't these the batteries that have made Boeing's Dreamliner into a Screamliner?
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