• oregoncom [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      9 months ago

      Yeah I saw some demos on bilibili. They’re still not quite as good as lithium but similar enough that any fears of a “lithium shortage” during a time of crisis is basically wishful thinking now lmao.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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        9 months ago

        Exactly, and it’s also worth noting that longer ranges you can get with lithium only matter for private cars. A lot of transportation such as buses, trucks, and so on, can run on fixed routes, so you just need a battery big enough to handle that. Incidentally, this is another argument in favor of public transport over private vehicle ownership.

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          9 months ago

          Extract salt from the ocean, extract sodium from salt. Turn sodium into batteries, throw batteries into the ocean. That’s the beautiful circle of life