ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoNorth Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactoryelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down17 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squaremacarthur_park@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·5 months agoThe volumetric energy density is 60% of lithium ion batteries, but the energy density per kg is more like 75% since the batteries are lighter. Assuming that scales to the ev range, that’s probably sufficient for a lot of use cases.
minus-squarecygnuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·5 months agoI could see it being useful for semi trucks where volume isn’t as much of an issue, especially if the batteries are hanging under the trailer.
The volumetric energy density is 60% of lithium ion batteries, but the energy density per kg is more like 75% since the batteries are lighter. Assuming that scales to the ev range, that’s probably sufficient for a lot of use cases.
I could see it being useful for semi trucks where volume isn’t as much of an issue, especially if the batteries are hanging under the trailer.