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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/16261249
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/16261249
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
Potentially cheaper and uses more abundant materials than lithium ion, but not as energy dense, so not ready yet for automotive purposes. They have a much higher cycle life and faster charge/discharge rates, though, so good potential for applications that don’t need to move like data center power backups.
My first goto would be a cellphone battery. Having a cellphone battery lasting months longer than what I had to deal with on my old phone. I welcome this.
Its not as energy dense, overall battery life will be worse. The battery won’t degrade as fast overtime, so the battery will keep more total capacity over the years, as compared to a lithium ion battery that would have noticeably less battery after a few years of use.