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0 pointsnumpad01y ago0 comments

> Average EV range has increased 2.7 fold

Don't dodge the question like that. I said efficiency hasn't improved. You basically said, the car got 2.7 fold bigger.

Consider that Gen1 Nissan Leaf already had 24kWh battery and 200km(125mi) rated range. Today's EV with 100kWh battery packs has at most 500mi - literally zero improvement.

CHAdeMO supported up to 62.5kW since 2009 or so. It can do 400kW now, that's still not even 10x improvement.

Battery cost did marginally decrease. Currency inflated a bit over time. Battery capacity increased accordingly from those. And you spun that into a "350 fold increase".

Shame on you.

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derriz1y ago

> Don't dodge the question like that. I said efficiency hasn't improved.

That's not what you said and to avoid confusion, as usual, I provided an exact quote of what you claimed before providing my response.

To repeat, your actual exact words:

> The technology hadn't improved not much more than a quarter's worth so far in my lifetime as far as EV is concerned.

Your attempt to twist away from your original claim while suggesting that I've acted in a shameful manner does not suggest that you're making any attempt to engage honestly or with good faith.

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