The peak charging power during the test reached 1100kW, and even after the battery reached 80% SOC, it still maintained over 500kW.

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    Gasoline needs a precise air/fuel ratio to ignite

    Yes, and it forms fumes in those ratios as soon as it spills. A puddle of gasoline is flammable. And once it ignites, it creates a runaway condition where the heat output of the reaction ignites the fuel around it, too.

    If you have fast charging, why do you need a big battery?

    Road trips. Being able to drive 4-5 hours between stops is better than being able to drive 2-3 hours, even if you don’t have to stop for all that long. Small fuel tanks are annoying in gasoline powered vehicles, even if a fill up can be less than 3 minutes.