Japanese company considering Manitoba for $1.6B lithium ion battery facility | Global (globalnews.ca)

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[-] shredderdoitbetta@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I thought Sodium Ion was the hot new battery on the block?

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[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

For grid storage and such, sodium ion is a great candidate. But it is heavier than lithium ion. So for vehicles and electronics, it is probably uninteresting.

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[-] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

It is, as a low cost, low capacity option.

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