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[–] ChaoticGoodHeart@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The saddest part is that EVs were invented first, but it was easier to tanker fuel everywhere, rather than building out the electric grid in low-density areas.

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 35 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Tbf, battery tech was also shit back then.

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Many people fail to appreciate just how much consumer battery technology has improved, in their lifetime.

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Yes. And another thing people don’t appreciate is that gas always had the inherent advantage in that the oxidizing agent is just sitting around wherever you go. You don’t even need to carry all the chemical agents. If gas cars had to carry around their own oxidizer like rockets do, batteries would have surpassed them long ago.