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LorenPechtel on May 8, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: New capacitor with 19-times energy density

Makes me wonder if there might be a viable hybrid with no battery, just a supercapacitor. It wouldn't allow you to reclaim energy off hills or the like, but give the advantage hybrids have in city driving without the downside of that battery pack that will wear out in time.

adrianN on May 9, 2024 [–]

Some diesel busses have a bank of capacitors that is charged when braking that can then run the onboard electricity for a while.

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