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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Do you think better batteries are thing that would have been developed sooner if we had just thrown more money at it? Lithium batteries are decades old, with endless amounts of research and development. So no, I don't think we'd be any further along.
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This makes no sense. Even today, EVs are largely in demand because of environmental considerations. They're objectively a pain in the ass in many regards compared to ICE vehicles, and the delta in energy costs to run them largely exists because of environmentally driven price increases in the fossil fuel supply chain and fuel tax structures.
There is an insane amount of money and time invested in battery R&D now vs. 10 years ago, and the improvements in batteries have been staggering. That wouldn't have happened if the R&D investments had stayed flat because everyone wasn't worried about continuing along with fossil fuel vehicles.
