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Originally Posted by fanaudical View Post
I've been waiting for almost 20 years for supercapacitors to be commercially viable. I'm guessing we're still waiting...
The energy density is no more than 10Wh/kg. Compare that with 300Wh/kg for advanced Li-ion batteries.

Yes the power capability is very high, but supercapacitors on their own cannot deliver that power for any sustained amount of time.

They can be a good power buffer in combination with Li-ion batteries, but will never replace them.
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