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BMW EV achieves 1000km in range using Dual-Chemistry batteries

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Re: BMW EV achieves 1000km in range using Dual-Chemistry batteries

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At this kind of mileage in a day you just really need to question your decision making skills if you are living in a country with a decent railway network. However that is nice because it means you can do 3 300 miles trips and only charge at home when the price is right. That is the most relevant part to me. One thing is article doesn't mention is the average speed. I looked at a few EV in the constructors websites a…

Have you lived in the Midwest or mountain United states? There won't be good rail there ever. The need for a 500-600 mile range (especially for the pickup truck drivers that tow) is far more apparent.but so will the routine nature of using the long range and dropping the lifetime of this battery scheme. Which is weird because I think these are the guys who did a Michigan demonstration of range last year, a classic Mi…

Looks like you missed the "if you are living in a country with a decent railway network."

Re: BMW EV achieves 1000km in range using Dual-Chemistry batteries

#92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you lived in the Midwest or mountain United states? There won't be good rail there ever. The need for a 500-600 mile range (especially for the pickup truck drivers that tow) is far more apparent.but so will the routine nature of using the long range and dropping the lifetime of this battery scheme. Which is weird because I think these are the guys who did a Michigan demonstration of range last year, a classic Mi…

Looks like you missed the "if you are living in a country with a decent railway network."

A lot of times that is codewords for eyerolling about the US reluctance/, inability to build mass transit.

So I'm underlining that in places like flyover country you can't do that.

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