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The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January (www.engadget.com)

submitted 10 months ago by skhayfa@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Dyf_Tfh@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't find the source anymore, but i saw a lifetime analysis about sodium ion batteries. Overall they are slighly worse than lithium ion due to higher energy input required during fabrication, despite better mineral availability.

The most common Na-ion batteries use Prussian Blue.

[–] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I suppose maybe they're still useful innovations if they can be made with minerals which are more available.

Probably, we could achieve a balance between one type and the other, but I'm daydreaming now...