The technology thread

[AlRums]

Watch: China races robots in Beijing half marathon

The Yizhuang half marathon is the first time robots have raced alongside humans over such a distance.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[AlRums]

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers

www.theguardian.com

 

[AlRums]

Hampshire-made ball bike becomes YouTube sensation - BBC News

Inventor James Bruton's bike without wheels has reached eight million views on YouTube.

www.bbc.com

This looks like fun.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Toyota confirms 750 mi range solid-state EV battery plans to catch up to Tesla, but when?

Toyota confirmed plans to launch solid-state EV batteries with 10-minute fast charging and up to 750 miles (1,200 km) WLTP...

electrek.co

Still at least 2 years away and a hefty price tag.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Toyota confirms 750 mi range solid-state EV battery plans to catch up to Tesla, but when?

Toyota confirmed plans to launch solid-state EV batteries with 10-minute fast charging and up to 750 miles (1,200 km) WLTP...

electrek.co

Still at least 2 years away and a hefty price tag.

it is an interesting question regarding 2nd hand EVs as well. If battery tech does advance significantly over the next 10 years or so, why would you want to buy a 2nd hand one with drastically reduced range which might need a new battery costing 1000s anyway?

 

[Bada-Bing!]

it is an interesting question regarding 2nd hand EVs as well. If battery tech does advance significantly over the next 10 years or so, why would you want to buy a 2nd hand one with drastically reduced range which might need a new battery costing 1000s anyway?

This is what is putting me off getting an EV right now. 2nd hand and who knows how many miles it has done and it will be dependent on the warranty it has left.

Reading the comments and eletrek's take does make a good point regarding Toyota have been promising this for years and might be just another promise they fail to deliver to make peeps wait.

 

[Amiga500]

it is an interesting question regarding 2nd hand EVs as well. If battery tech does advance significantly over the next 10 years or so, why would you want to buy a 2nd hand one with drastically reduced range which might need a new battery costing 1000s anyway?

Absolutely.

A question we chat about in work, which includes EV owners - at what age is the vehicle worth essentially 0?

To be honest, its not as bad as I feared.
An EV that could do 400 miles from the factory with a decay rate of 2.3% per year[1] will have a range of about 315 miles after 10 years. In 20 years its 250 miles.


[1]https://electrek.co/2019/12/14/8-lessons-about-ev-battery-health-from-6300-electric-cars/