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'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Yea but if it’s half the price people are willing to put up with a lot of inconveniences.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Idk about that. Electric cars have been half the price to drive and people still buy gas cars due to the 'inconvenience' of long charge times on road trips.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I think lot of people not too serious about buying electric dont really understand the savings either.

    They see a bigger monthly payment and dont account for how much in gas they'll pay, plus some of the extra more immediate maintenance like oil changes. Its harder to think about the longer term maintenance though.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    And no amount of performance improvements is going to change the minds of those people. Either they’ll finally try electric and realize how great they are or eventually die out. Either way ICE is going to be the oddity one day.

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