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Old 08-09-2017, 01:05 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grant-53 View Post
The use of super capacitors might open up avenues for faster charging stops. One would need to run the calculations for an induction charge of a large capacitor which would then do a measured charge of the batteries.
If the supercap has the charge, why would the car need a battery?
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