It will be a while for sodium batteries to solve this problem. They have low energy density, both by weight and volume. I expect it to change enough to be a better choice relatively soon. In the meantime, lithium recycling is picking up, which will reduce the burden of the increased demand for lithium.
They’re pretty comparable currently to LiFePO4 batteries currently in terms of energy density. And they’re seeing use in electric vehicles in China. I’d say they’re popping off for sure.
And just last month the first sodium battery manufacturing plant opened in the US.
It remains to come up with an environmentally friendly analog for lithium-ion batteries in electric cars, but this is probably for the distant future
There’s sodium batteries that are picking up right now
They look pretty damn promising from a safety and environmently friendly standpoint
It will be a while for sodium batteries to solve this problem. They have low energy density, both by weight and volume. I expect it to change enough to be a better choice relatively soon. In the meantime, lithium recycling is picking up, which will reduce the burden of the increased demand for lithium.
They’re pretty comparable currently to LiFePO4 batteries currently in terms of energy density. And they’re seeing use in electric vehicles in China. I’d say they’re popping off for sure.
And just last month the first sodium battery manufacturing plant opened in the US.