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<blockquote data-quote="James Snover" data-source="post: 16630066" data-attributes="member: 67454"><p>There's another physics consideration, and it's a real problem: imagine you've solved all the other problems: the batteries are affordable, reliably mass-produced, re-charge in less than fifteen minutes, will get you 350 miles with lights, AC and radio all going, and you've got the power generation and transmission infrastructure in place. </p><p></p><p>Solve all that, here's a new problem for you: Ever see a Tesla go up in flames? Burns vociferously, doesn't it? Ok: now imagine the battery that started the fire has the equivalent energy to go 350 miles. Or twice the amount of energy in the Tesla pack. The problem is that, if, say a gas tank is punctured, most of the time it just leaks and evaporates. The energy in the gas isn't released until it is combusted. In a battery, all the energy is available, all the time, and if it gets a chance, it will explode due to an internal short. Imagine a Tesla, burning up twice fast, after a big explosion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Snover, post: 16630066, member: 67454"] There's another physics consideration, and it's a real problem: imagine you've solved all the other problems: the batteries are affordable, reliably mass-produced, re-charge in less than fifteen minutes, will get you 350 miles with lights, AC and radio all going, and you've got the power generation and transmission infrastructure in place. Solve all that, here's a new problem for you: Ever see a Tesla go up in flames? Burns vociferously, doesn't it? Ok: now imagine the battery that started the fire has the equivalent energy to go 350 miles. Or twice the amount of energy in the Tesla pack. The problem is that, if, say a gas tank is punctured, most of the time it just leaks and evaporates. The energy in the gas isn't released until it is combusted. In a battery, all the energy is available, all the time, and if it gets a chance, it will explode due to an internal short. Imagine a Tesla, burning up twice fast, after a big explosion. [/QUOTE]
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