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(Edward A. Falk) wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

A tank full of gas doesn't get hot because it is being used but batteries do.

A friend of mine pointed out that although gasoline needs to have oxygen
added before it can burn, a battery already contains everything it needs
to explode.

I really, really want to see electric batteries come of age, but gasoline
has set the bar very high in terms of safety and energy density.

This feature of batteries also explains why they will NEVER compete with
air/fuel engines!

You have to carry a complete supply of BOTH chemicals required to make
them work, rather than just one (fuel).

Until we get some breakthroughs in physics (Zero Point Energy, dilithium
crystals, etc.) Electric planes and cars will remain at the periphery of
practicality.