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Solid-state battery cell sets records, can offer over 1,300 mile range (electrek.co)

submitted 6 months ago by conor103 to c/science

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If this isn't just corporate hype, this could be great for making smaller batteries, hopefully less resource intensive.

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[–] nBodyProblem 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Even that is meaningless because the vehicle you put a battery in is as important or moreso than the battery.

Aptera has a claimed 1,000+ mile range with a 100 kWh lithium battery. Meanwhile, the Rivian R1S has a claimed 270 mile range when equipped with a 106 kWh battery.

The main difference is that the Aptera is a light and aerodynamic car built for maximum efficiency instead of a 6,000 lb pickup truck. Any battery can boast amazing numbers if you are flexible enough with the use case.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

That's true. I guess it should just be kWh/mass. Either that or we should have a standard vehicle all batteries are tested on for headlines if they want to talk about distance, which is obviously more understandable to the average reader.