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Default OT: Lithium ion battery developments

On 26/05/2021 11:06, Theo wrote:
Chris Hogg wrote:
" 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?


If you don't compare it to computers, it's not so bad. Think of other
fields: are there washing machines that improved their water use by 50%? Are
there planes that got 50% more fuel efficiency?


Actually I would not be surprised if washing machines had not done that,
and aero engine efficiency improvement is probably in double digits over
a decade. And gas turbines have been around for more than 70 years.