• corm@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been hearing that my whole life and it hasn’t actually improved much in the last 20. But yeah it would be great if you’re right.

    But smart BMS with easily user-replaceable batteries is tech we could use today. Furthermore you can buy packs like that off aliexpress right now.

    Also, wanting to reuse batteries from an old device after upgrading will always be a problem.

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      1 year ago

      Bro, a lot of shit was still using NiMh batteries in 2003. I know a lot of the advancements haven’t been very sexy, but charge discharge cycle count, energy density, rapid charging, high wattage discharge, these are all important. I’m going to stay hopeful.

    • username_unavailable@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The sodium 18650s are available on Alibaba for a few weeks :)

      And for re-use my “extra” batteries are all interchangeable or able to be put to use elsewhere when the bike isn’t in use. ( I’ve been considering an inverter for power outages).