Dino juice v Electrons....
Towing just got longer....A LOT LONGER...(and harder) Well....I guess it would work.....if you're retired....and like to wait around at charging stations half of your life.....and like to play soli...
Forum Discussion
tommyznr wrote:
"I've mentioned several times now and have not seen a response to the fact that the gallon of diesel burns and is gone, but the battery can be recharged over and over."
Sure, and maybe I am missing something here, but what does that matter to the person who has to either fill his tank with diesel or plug in his battery to charge it to go 300 miles?
After all, a depleted battery is conceptually the same as an empty tank.
You're not missing anything!!! In fact you're spot on!! Gesus, thank you tommyznr!!!
The above is an energy density problem. When you have to fill your Lighting 6 or 7 times and your diesel truck once while taking a 300 mile RV trip, that is an energy density problem NOT an energy power problem.
Nitromethane makes some of the best "energy power" in a liquid fuel know to mankind. Does this mean we should all change from gasoline or diesel to Nitromethane??? HELL NO!!! Why?
Because much like Lithium Ion batteries, nitro sucks at energy density. A 500 CI engine can burn 15 gallons of nitro in a 1000 foot race!!! That same 500 CI engine can make 12,000 HP!!!! That's not an energy power problem, it's an energy density problem.
Here is a great link explaining battery density problems in things that use high energy demand (like battery powered pickup trucks towing RV trailers.......Or battery powered Semi's with 500 KW/H towing 80 thousand pounds :R )
Not much has changed in 10 years since the above article was written. (and it explains until battery chemistry is changed not much will change)
