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AI comes up with battery design that uses 70 per cent less lithium (www.newscientist.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Not all batteries even use lithium. So why not just go with 100% less lithium, if that's the target metric.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

SLA doesn't get enough love. It's still the most reliable battery type in adverse conditions, especially cold temperatures.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Just has some small issues with size, weight, and energy density.