almost unchanged – only 0.032 second lower ,” Timothy explains .
In the racing world , 2.9 seconds per lap is an enormous improvement and it illustrates electric vehicle technology is on a far steeper upward curve than IC technology , which is relatively mature .
Yet Timothy warns that forecasting the future is a notoriously tricky venture – but there are good reasons for optimism in the electric vehicle world . “ Over the past 30 years , battery energy density has increased by 400 %, while costs / kWh have fallen by 99 %. Gasoline energy density is unchanged over the same period and its inflation-adjusted cost in the US is virtually identical ,” he finishes . “ The IC standard is very high , but it ’ s not moving .”
Timothy ’ s FJR may have reason to be nervous soon .
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