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submitted 2 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] Ogma 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would have thought a key advantage of sodium-ion batteries is that it uses abundant stuff (sodium) instead of rare stuff (lithium).

Doesn't adding vanadium break that advantage?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Vanadium is more common than you'd think, actually. So, I'm not sure, but it may well still be cheaper.