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[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 187 points 6 months ago (43 children)

Lower power density, higher cycle life, safer. Sounds good for stationary power storage.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 49 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (38 children)

And commuter cars probably. I'd love something I can drive to work and back, and then later upcycle into home energy storage.

CATL showed a 160 Wh/kg sodium-ion battery in 2021 and has plans to increase that density over 200 Wh/kg to better meet the needs of electric vehicles.

Hopefully that happens in a reasonable timeframe. I don't need high range, I just need cheap to repair or long life for a commuter. Maybe we'll get something similar for buses and light rail first before getting it for regular cars.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Amazing how far we're progressing in battery technology in such a short amount of time.

And all it took was $100/BBL gas to get people off their asses. A shame we weren't pioneering this kind of research 40 years ago.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

Short time? We've been kind of stuck for decades on the same tech and working to try and find something else.

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