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ketzu on April 21, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with ...

> gasoline at around 1200 Wh/kg

Aren't you missing a 0 there? Gasonline should be at 12 kWh/kg instead of 1.2.

[1] https://chemistry.beloit.edu/edetc/SlideShow/slides/energy/d...

elevaet on April 23, 2023 [–]

Yes! My bad thank you for the correction. That's a bit sobering.

ketzu on April 23, 2023 | [–]

Yeah unfortunately, 40% energy density of gasoline for batteries would be nice.

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