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minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-26 hours agoSodium batteries? Of course it depends on their use a bit.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoThose are not “better” batteries chemically or electrically. They are just cheaper and don’t use lithium which is considered a feature.
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 hours agoCheap, high longevity, high capacity. You can’t have all three. What’s better depends on application. I don’t want a cheap battery in my car if I only get 80 miles on a charge.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoThat’s great for grid storage. Maybe one day for even EV use, emphasis on maybe. But you’ll never have a cell phone with a sodium battery
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThat day is already today. They need better density for digital devices, probably, but with all these advancements, who knows.
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.
Cheaper is a kind of better.
Cheap, high longevity, high capacity. You can’t have all three.
What’s better depends on application. I don’t want a cheap battery in my car if I only get 80 miles on a charge.
That’s great for grid storage. Maybe one day for even EV use, emphasis on maybe. But you’ll never have a cell phone with a sodium battery
That day is already today. They need better density for digital devices, probably, but with all these advancements, who knows.