US cars in the 1970s were built with increasingly large fuel tanks. During the 1990s WinTel computers came with increasing hungry system internals that required bigger batteries and power supplies. Well into the 2000s it was common to have to buy an extended battery pack to get more that a few hours of use. Market forces, however, required both reduced energy use and increased energy capacity to meet demand.
yes but that's happening, there are new *working* batteries that have 2x or more the energy density of what we're using now, such as with carbon nanotubes. Can't speak to safety though, might explode in your lap and take your junk off, lolz.
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several working battery tech with twice or more times storage capacity ... though if they catch on fire it'll be twice as spectacular for sure
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Re:not that bad (Score:2)
yes but that's happening, there are new *working* batteries that have 2x or more the energy density of what we're using now, such as with carbon nanotubes. Can't speak to safety though, might explode in your lap and take your junk off, lolz.