Unfortunately that’s communist technology, so it’s banned for your own good.
Real patriots only drive pickups that burn through fuel like AI data centers burn through water.
Comment on Advanced sodium-ion battery prototypes now approaching 200 Wh/kg
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
China has had production cars with sodium ion batteries for 2 years. I wonder when scientists will build enough Freedom into them for me to buy one in America.
DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Sodium cells last about half as many cycles as lithium. Poor choice for a car.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sodium cells also cost half as much to produce. Better cold-weather performance and charging to 80% in 15 minutes might make up for that in many people’s minds. Not to mention sodium being much more abundant and available than lithium. Categorically saying they’re a poor choice for a car disagrees with multiple car companies - you must know more than they do.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And those ones are lasting longer than anyone expected.
They are cheaper to produceand safer, make replaceables easier ad get with the new tech.
sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
CATL and Changan announced earlier this year that they’d be releasing the first mass produced EV with sodium ion batteries in mid 2026, and that sodium ion model still hasn’t launched yet. What other vehicle are you saying beat them to this?
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
JAC Yiwei E10X late 2023
JMEV EV3 early 2024
Chery iCar / Little Ant