Comment on CATL says next-gen sodium-ion battery supports 500 km range, readies for 2026 mass production
lemmyng@piefed.ca 20 hours agoThey also have better thermal stability, so less risk of uncontrolled fires.
Comment on CATL says next-gen sodium-ion battery supports 500 km range, readies for 2026 mass production
lemmyng@piefed.ca 20 hours agoThey also have better thermal stability, so less risk of uncontrolled fires.
Badabinski@kbin.earth 19 hours ago
AFAIK, LFP thermal runaway can't start fires. NMC or other lithium chemistries can and they scare me, but LFPs are pretty damn safe. That being said, I'm still stoked for sodium chemistries to be developed. If the round trip efficiency issues can be solved, then I think it'll be a great solution for residential power storage.
chocrates@piefed.world 16 hours ago
What does round trip efficiency mean here?
docus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
How much energy you get out of a full charge, divided by how much energy you need to fully charge it. It’s around the 90% mark for lithium based tech, no idea what it is for these sodium ones