▲ 216 ▼ 'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars (www.techradar.com) submitted 4 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/world@lemmy.world 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/62209265 cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62209262
[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, yeah. I have heard of new super batteries for well over a decade now. Nothing ever seems to come of it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 10 points 4 months ago Not this time. They are already being used. They are not super batterie though and won't to replace Lithium batteries any time soon, but they have their niches. The main advantage over Lithium batteries is that sodium is an abundant ressource. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago Of course it does. But it always happens about ten years after the breakthrough, and we barely notice, because batteries just get a bit smaller, so the capacity stays the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 10 points 4 months ago Not this time. They are already being used. They are not super batterie though and won't to replace Lithium batteries any time soon, but they have their niches. The main advantage over Lithium batteries is that sodium is an abundant ressource. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago Of course it does. But it always happens about ten years after the breakthrough, and we barely notice, because batteries just get a bit smaller, so the capacity stays the same. permalink fedilink source parent