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Thomas · 12.14.2009, 06:52 PM

I heard today from an engineer that battery's abilities (e.g. capacity) are doubling every two years, so it wouldn't be a problem for the car he's designing now to reach 500 km range in 2012 or so.

I was thinking about the last four years with LiPos and that good 30C cells have been around for about two years now... and most importantly, that I don't see a big increase in energy density. So my conclusion is: This is BS. Such an improvement could only come from a new technology, but I don't see it happening.

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Thomas RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 84 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Switzerland	12.14.2009, 06:52 PM I heard today from an engineer that battery's abilities (e.g. capacity) are doubling every two years, so it wouldn't be a problem for the car he's designing now to reach 500 km range in 2012 or so. I was thinking about the last four years with LiPos and that good 30C cells have been around for about two years now... and most importantly, that I don't see a big increase in energy density. So my conclusion is: This is BS. Such an improvement could only come from a new technology, but I don't see it happening.