ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNorth Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactoryelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down17 cross-posted to: northcarolina@lemmy.worldenergy@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkNorth Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactoryelectrek.coArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square85fedilink cross-posted to: northcarolina@lemmy.worldenergy@slrpnk.net
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoEven if they manage to “gear up” and make it to 200 wh/kg, that’s years away and TODAY lithium EV batts are hitting 270 wh/kg. 35% more energy dense.
minus-squarefreziklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoAnd you’ll spend more money to get that. Not every EV needs the most capacity out there.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoIf your ev isn’t good enough for a road trip, that means for like 90% of you, you have to own another vehicle.
minus-squarefreziklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI have such an ev right now that’s in line with the numbers we’re talking about here. It’s good enough for a road trip. We’re trying to sell our only ICE car now because we’re not using it.
Even if they manage to “gear up” and make it to 200 wh/kg, that’s years away and TODAY lithium EV batts are hitting 270 wh/kg. 35% more energy dense.
And you’ll spend more money to get that. Not every EV needs the most capacity out there.
If your ev isn’t good enough for a road trip, that means for like 90% of you, you have to own another vehicle.
I have such an ev right now that’s in line with the numbers we’re talking about here. It’s good enough for a road trip. We’re trying to sell our only ICE car now because we’re not using it.