while the headline is a bit self-evident, the article itself covers a lot of interesting ground on the politics and practical implementation of doing this, and what places around the world are doing to try and reduce car usage

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    1 year ago

    We’ve got about a dozen battery technologies in late stage development right now, that problem is solved, it just needs funding. No point funding it when lithium is still available at reasonable prices.

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        1 year ago

        CATL (massive Chinese battery manufacturer) has sodium-ion batteries coming to EVs later this year or next year.

        They don’t quite match lithium yet, but they’re close enough to be commercially viable already.