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The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January (www.engadget.com)
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Any new battery technology news needs to be taken with a grain of salt. They are highly likely over-hyped and the actually realized products will have more problems than the current established tech initially.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Normally you're right. It seems like every day there is a new revolutionary battery tech with no real estimate when it'll ever be in use. But in this case, according to the article, deliveries will start next month which means they're already in production.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Sure. I'm in no rush to replace my car with one of these, but it's a great thing that this technology is already in production. With these actually going into real cars that people can buy and drive, we'll get more data so that any serious issues will hopefully be identified and addressed in the next generation.

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