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Samsung delivers 600-mile solid-state EV battery as it teases 9-minute charging and 20-year lifespan tech
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600 miles? Call me when they make one small enough to fit in a car
heyooooo
It’s such a dumb metric for batteries. I wish people would stop using it.
It's what people care about.
An EV that can only travel 300 miles on a charge is a complete nonstarter for me. It's simply not enough for trips I take with regularity.
How so, I'm curious? Do you drive into no mans land hundreds of miles away from civilization or are you a robot that never needs to take a break?
That's a 3 hour drive into the mountains, and running out before I get back. It's not a long trip.
But, yes, stopping on a road trip is also a massive issue, and turning a 5 minute stop once a day into 20 3 times a day (on the limited routes where there are charging options) on an actual long trip would also be a dealbreaker by itself.
I don't know how remote your mountains are, here there would likely be a charge point less than 50km away but I don't know where you drive. I give you that.
Your second point though, you might want to reconsider your driving habits. Random google result for breaks when driving: "If driving long distances, you should stop for at least 15 minutes every two hours. Stop often to rest for at least 45 minutes every 4.5 hours of driving to avoid getting tired and stay alert. Plan to stop for a break every 100 miles on your long road trip so that you can relax. Try to only drive for 9 hours a day."
If there was a charge point within 50 miles I wouldn't want to be there.
A five minute stop once for gas is already more than too much of a waste of time. I absolutely will not throw away hours a day for no reason.