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North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory (electrek.co)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even if they manage to "gear up" and make it to 200 wh/kg, that's years away and TODAY lithium EV batts are hitting 270 wh/kg. 35% more energy dense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And you'll spend more money to get that. Not every EV needs the most capacity out there.

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

If your ev isn't good enough for a road trip, that means for like 90% of you, you have to own another vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I have such an ev right now that's in line with the numbers we're talking about here. It's good enough for a road trip. We're trying to sell our only ICE car now because we're not using it.