ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoNorth Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactoryelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNorth Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactoryelectrek.coArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoEven if they manage to “gear up” and make it to 200 wh/kg, that’s years away and TODAY lithium EV batts are hitting 270 wh/kg. 35% more energy dense.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAnd you’ll spend more money to get that. Not every EV needs the most capacity out there.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIf your ev isn’t good enough for a road trip, that means for like 90% of you have to own another vehicle.
Even if they manage to “gear up” and make it to 200 wh/kg, that’s years away and TODAY lithium EV batts are hitting 270 wh/kg. 35% more energy dense.
And you’ll spend more money to get that. Not every EV needs the most capacity out there.
If your ev isn’t good enough for a road trip, that means for like 90% of you have to own another vehicle.