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minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSodium batteries? Of course it depends on their use a bit.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThose are not “better” batteries chemically or electrically. They are just cheaper and don’t use lithium which is considered a feature.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSodium batteries are cheaper, safer, and last longer than lithium batteries. That’s exactly what you want for grid-scale energy storage. So yes, sodium IS better than lithium for grid-scale energy storage
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThey are also fine for cars that don’t need to have 1000km of range, for some stupid reason.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAnd you can even mix-and-match cells of both types in a vehicle to better fit a target demographic. It’s not simply one or the other. That being said, it’s better to have a car with a 200 mile range sodium battery and a small range extender for that 2-4 times per year trip
Sodium batteries? Of course it depends on their use a bit.
Those are not “better” batteries chemically or electrically. They are just cheaper and don’t use lithium which is considered a feature.
Sodium batteries are cheaper, safer, and last longer than lithium batteries. That’s exactly what you want for grid-scale energy storage. So yes, sodium IS better than lithium for grid-scale energy storage
They are also fine for cars that don’t need to have 1000km of range, for some stupid reason.
And you can even mix-and-match cells of both types in a vehicle to better fit a target demographic. It’s not simply one or the other.
That being said, it’s better to have a car with a 200 mile range sodium battery and a small range extender for that 2-4 times per year trip