The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January - Sodium-ion batteries have lower density but are cheaper and perform better in cold weather

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• Ashyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Assuming these numbers aren’t massaged like Tesla’s, 252 km (157 miles) isn’t a terrible range. Not something you’ll want to road trip across the country with, but suitable for most city commuting.

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  • candyman337@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Combine that with that company that switches out batteries and this is a great solution

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    • deft@ttrpg.network ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Solution for what

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  • TrumpetX@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I drove a leaf for 3 years and it had 80 to start with and ended around 67. At the end, it was a pain, but didn’t notice until around 70mi range. Somehow, 75 would get me from home, to the airport, to work, and back home again with room to breathe. At 67, it was nail biting.

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    • joel_feila@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      For me that would be pushing it. That is about as far as I drive to my dentist. A little traffic, or battery degradation. That said any charging station a long the way would fix that.

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    • SeaJ@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Assuming this company is not filled with dumbasses thinking air cooling the battery is a good idea like in the Leaf, the range will likely hold up much better.

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• drkt@feddit.dk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Liberal use of the word “first” but ok marketing team

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  • skydivekingair@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    When a headline like this says first I think it either means first test vehicle and it’ll be years before it’s available to the public or first brand, which is what I’d rather be hearing about. Article starts off saying “the first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) with a sodium-ion battery”. If they buried that I’d say it was a clickbait headline but this way it seems pretty up front they’re just shortening for length. In my opinion. 🙂

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    • drkt@feddit.dk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fair enough. The actual car I was thinking of apparently did run on lithium, too, so it was a dumb comment.

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  • bstix@feddit.dk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah well, technically all EVs before the invention of lithium batteries were without lithium batteries, but are there currently any worth mentioning in this context?

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