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23rd October 2019, 10:08 | #1 |
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Austin Motor company about to be Tesla killer?
I've been reading about this battery breakthrough that could have 4/5 times the energy density of a Tesla battery & travel 1500 miles on a charge. The British inventor has sold the rights to Austin electric which also owns the rights to use the old Austin motor car logo It would be fantastic if the Austin marque comes back. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...arging-it.html
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23rd October 2019, 11:43 | #2 |
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I have a huge distaste for Tesla having made components for them for 4 years. This sounds amazing. Brit inventor and Brit classic car marque. I hope they do well! ☺
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It makes you wonder how a chap in a shed can find the holy grail of batteries (If it pans out) when the likes of Dyson with all his battery technology who spent multi-millions called it quits on his BEV exploits! It really would be a feather in the cap for Great Britain if those EV batteries resurrected the Austin name.
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23rd October 2019, 14:45 | #5 |
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It is more of a power pack than a battery as it is not rechargeable but you swap it out for another one.
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23rd October 2019, 14:58 | #6 |
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Sounds intriguing.
Of course all the experts will say it's not a proper Austin despite what the badge says lol |
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