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World's largest sodium-ion battery goes into operation - Energy Storage (www.ess-news.com)

submitted 4 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

While you're not wrong, sodium batteries coming on the market have 200 Wh/kg. This is comparable to where LFP batteries were a few years ago. That means the newer sodium batteries are about as good as what's in lots of EVs right now.

[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

The ceiling is going to be lower than with lithium. Sodium ions themselves weigh about 3 times more than lithium, for the same +1 charge. So it's not just that sodium is a certain number of years behind lithium. It's that it'll likely plateau at a point permanently behind where lithium will likely be.