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Toyota says its 2026 EV batteries will have a range of 800 km (500 miles) and charge to 80% in 20 minutes. (www.autocar.co.nz)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Completely correct observation. 70 % conversion of electricity to hydrogen 50 % loss for storage 70 % conversion back to electricity = 0.70.50.7 = 25 % efficiency. Absolutely abysmally low. Unless there is a lot of renewable in the electricity mix, it is even worse than ICE!