Well that's not quite true, Wide Bandgap will increase the efficiency somewhat but thats not what I would call a game changer. Most controller circuits are already 95-98%. The pain and suffering comes from needing a cheap and reliable high KWH per pound power source. Perhaps graphene capacitors will meet that need, but the best we have now is lithium ion which is expensive on both cost and CO2 to produce them.
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Well that's not quite true, Wide Bandgap will increase the efficiency somewhat but thats not what I would call a game changer. Most controller circuits are already 95-98%. The pain and suffering comes from needing a cheap and reliable high KWH per pound power source. Perhaps graphene capacitors will meet that need, but the best we have now is lithium ion which is expensive on both cost and CO2 to produce them.
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As wide bandgap semis come down in price, the semiconductor influence will be greater
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