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Waiting for Superbatteries

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By comparison, gasoline has 34 MJ/L and diesel about 38 MJ/L. But in a world that aspires to leave behind all fuels (except hydrogen or maybe ammonia) and to electrify everything, the preferred measure of stored energy density is watt-hours per liter. times as much energy by volume and at least twice as much by mass.

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That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. So just use a portable electric generator in the trunk, from the hardware store to charge the batteries while you drive.

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