▲ 163 ▼ Chinese battery developer unveils new tech with 1,300-mile range that could revolutionize EVs: 'An important piece of the puzzle' (www.thecooldown.com) submitted 2 years ago by Dragxito@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (6 children) Instead of this we need EVs that aren't fucking massive. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bilb@lem.monster 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) China makes those, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Could they send some smallish, sodium-ion based cars here? I'd buy one if it had 150 miles range and a cheap to replace battery. permalink fedilink source parent [–] femtech@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (3 children) Need battery space also SUVs/crossove s hold more people. And EV busses will be great as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Why do you need it to hold more people when most trips are with one or two people? Also, most families tend to have two cars, so they don't need both to be big. Also, most SUVs hold the same as a sedan: 5 people. And they don't hold more stuff, generally speaking, because they lose so much space being higher up. If you want to carry more people, look at minivans. People buy SUVs because they're higher up, not because they're better at much of anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] femtech@midwest.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kids permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago I have three, so I think I can definitively say an SUV is not necessary with kids. We had a Prius until the third one came along, then we got a minivan, but only because my brother was getting rid of his. We now want to downsize because we rarely have more than just us in it, but it's frustrating because many of the SUVs have less storage space than our Prius. I wish station wagons were still a thing, specially if it has jump seats. Everything with a similar amount of space is absolutely massive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bilb@lem.monster 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) China makes those, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Could they send some smallish, sodium-ion based cars here? I'd buy one if it had 150 miles range and a cheap to replace battery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Could they send some smallish, sodium-ion based cars here? I'd buy one if it had 150 miles range and a cheap to replace battery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] femtech@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (3 children) Need battery space also SUVs/crossove s hold more people. And EV busses will be great as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Why do you need it to hold more people when most trips are with one or two people? Also, most families tend to have two cars, so they don't need both to be big. Also, most SUVs hold the same as a sedan: 5 people. And they don't hold more stuff, generally speaking, because they lose so much space being higher up. If you want to carry more people, look at minivans. People buy SUVs because they're higher up, not because they're better at much of anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] femtech@midwest.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kids permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago I have three, so I think I can definitively say an SUV is not necessary with kids. We had a Prius until the third one came along, then we got a minivan, but only because my brother was getting rid of his. We now want to downsize because we rarely have more than just us in it, but it's frustrating because many of the SUVs have less storage space than our Prius. I wish station wagons were still a thing, specially if it has jump seats. Everything with a similar amount of space is absolutely massive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Why do you need it to hold more people when most trips are with one or two people? Also, most families tend to have two cars, so they don't need both to be big. Also, most SUVs hold the same as a sedan: 5 people. And they don't hold more stuff, generally speaking, because they lose so much space being higher up. If you want to carry more people, look at minivans. People buy SUVs because they're higher up, not because they're better at much of anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] femtech@midwest.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kids permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago I have three, so I think I can definitively say an SUV is not necessary with kids. We had a Prius until the third one came along, then we got a minivan, but only because my brother was getting rid of his. We now want to downsize because we rarely have more than just us in it, but it's frustrating because many of the SUVs have less storage space than our Prius. I wish station wagons were still a thing, specially if it has jump seats. Everything with a similar amount of space is absolutely massive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] femtech@midwest.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kids permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago I have three, so I think I can definitively say an SUV is not necessary with kids. We had a Prius until the third one came along, then we got a minivan, but only because my brother was getting rid of his. We now want to downsize because we rarely have more than just us in it, but it's frustrating because many of the SUVs have less storage space than our Prius. I wish station wagons were still a thing, specially if it has jump seats. Everything with a similar amount of space is absolutely massive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago I have three, so I think I can definitively say an SUV is not necessary with kids. We had a Prius until the third one came along, then we got a minivan, but only because my brother was getting rid of his. We now want to downsize because we rarely have more than just us in it, but it's frustrating because many of the SUVs have less storage space than our Prius. I wish station wagons were still a thing, specially if it has jump seats. Everything with a similar amount of space is absolutely massive. permalink fedilink source parent