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Very cool and batteries 2.0 would definitely change the world. But this vid is a bit one sided. To charge something in an instance means a lot of electricity has to run through the wire in a very short time.

Also, being able to quickly discharge might just be as much of a problem as it is a blessing. Imagine all stored power inside a electric cars capacitor system to discharge all at once..



>Imagine all stored power inside a electric cars capacitor system to discharge all at once..

True, but right now we drive cars sitting on top gallons of gasoline that's much more energy dense than supercapacitors.




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