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Originally Posted by Zaph42
The battery production breakthrough we need is never going to happen. We get teased about how some companies are close to some breakthrough, but I can translate those press releases for you: "This is what we're trying to do, but we've failed so far and now we're out of money. Please give us more."
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While it's not a true breakthrough, I think we're making decent progress on EV battery tech. From 2011 to 2016, the Volt got a 51% increase in battery range. That's due to a combination of factors, not just the battery holding 51% more juice. But hopefully things continue like this, and before too long we end up with EVs that are overall comparable to ICE for long-distance travel.
I'd love to see a massive breakthrough where a battery weighs half as much, holds twice as much power, and charges in seconds, but I think that's quite a lofty dream. I think steadily improving capacities combined with improvements in partial charging will end up going a long way to help EVs. If you can really-fast-charge to 70% of a 500mi battery, that's going to be about the same as a get-out-and-walk-around-a-bit gas stop for an ICE car. While you can technically refuel an ICE a little quicker, I think most people would be accepting of a 350mi recharge in 10-15 minutes. At that point you're not "sitting around waiting" like with a 1 hour (or more) charge, you're just stretching your legs, grabbing a drink, and using the restroom after several hours of driving, like most people already do.
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
That's very sad that they chose to skimp on charging on such an expensive vehicle! It really doesn't cost more than $10 to add good AC-adapter for L2 charging.
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The Leaf owners paying
$2900 for additional 3.3kW chargers are interested in your sources.