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Xiaomi has launched its first EV. As well as a 800km range, and charging to 500km capacity in 15 minutes, it will share an AI voice-driven OS with the maker's smartphones. (www.techradar.com)

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[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

People seriously need to stop using distance as a measure for charging speeds and battery capacity. It makes no fucking sense and makes it impossible to compare actual charging speeds, battery capacity and efficiency between cars.

[–] hallettj 1 points 10 months ago

Makes sense. What are you thinking would be better? km/kWh efficiency, kWh capacity, and kWh/h charging rate?

I guess that last one could be kW charging rate. I raised my own eyebrows at myself typing kWh/h.

Then again it's tough to capture a non-linear charge rate in one number. Maybe the press release could come with an asterisk: "*This is the coefficient of a logarithmic function." I'm guessing you have something more sensible in mind like time to X kWh, or time to 80% charge.

Do you think people would stand for the technically-equivalent-and-simplified m/Wh instead of km/kWh? Slaps roof of car "Got a lotta meters in this one!"

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