• CmdrShepard
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      1 year ago

      ICE cars can go as far as their gas tank allows. Putting a bigger tank means more range, which is an entirely separate problem/solution than the range on an EV. Adding more batteries means more weight and less effective range which is why they have to balance the two and why companies are trying to find new battery chemistries that can hold more energy for the same or less weight.

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        1 year ago

        I mean, yes, aftermarket third party modifications exist, but IDK how many people get new tanks.

        You realize that people have to pay for gas, right? And there are design considerations, as well. There are downsides to having a eighty gallon tank. (being facetious but a tricked out 2021 F150 would need a 32 gallon tank to go farther than this thing)

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      1 year ago

      My petrol car would get very close to that on a full tank to be fair and it’s got a 45L petrol tank, you could definitely get over that with a bigger tank in it.