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North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory (electrek.co)

submitted 3 months ago by ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] graymess@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Explain that to the average car buyer who sees the lower number and rules it out.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

If they also see a lower price, they'll be more interested.

And this doesn't need to appeal to every car buyer, there's a market for budget-friendly cars with a narrow use-case. 150 miles is plenty for a second car, and would probably not appeal to people looking for a primary car, whereas 250 miles kind of bridges that gap. Segment the market and it should do well.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

These would also make bank as fleet vehicles for local deliveries or shuttle services.

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lower price and longer life.

50,000 complete cycles. That's 136 years of complete empty to complete full. Most of these will outlast their mounting hardware.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sure. Drop them in budget cars, and when the cars are ready to EOL, move the batteries to energy storage.

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago

Yep. And decommissioning time? The sodium is all recyclable without major effort, and the Prussian Blue analogs can be discarded.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

or you could also just, make a hybrid, which solves all of the problems, though it's a little more complex.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a lot more complex, and would drive up the price a lot. A simple EV with limited range has a lot of value for cases that only need short range.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i guess so but whats your argument for not just buying an older used prius instead

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

That's what I currently drive. It would be nice to never have to fill up gas again.