On 25/05/2021 19:56, Chris Hogg wrote:
On 25 May 2021 17:52:19 +0100 (BST), Theo
wrote:

I came across this article:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021...der-your-nose/

It's a good roundup of all the different lithium ion chemistries and how
things have been improving of late, and how that impacts applications such
as phones and EVs.

Theo
" That means that the capacity of your current batteries is over 1.5
times what they would have held a decade ago."

Am I supposed to be impressed?

Not exactly Moore's Law, is it. Of course it is still worth having. In
the absence of real physics/material breakthroughs (like, for example, a
single layer atomic structure like graphene, but an insulator) it's
getting close to physical limits, although cost will continue to come down.

The performance improvement in phones and the like will come from lower
consumption chips. I don't see the same applying to EV motors.