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> EVs are going to consume the world's supply of batteries The ideal battery technologies for electric vehicles are completely different than what you want for
by jefftk 4y ago
> EVs are going to consume the world's supply of batteries
The ideal battery technologies for electric vehicles are completely different than what you want for balancing the grid: vehicles need very high energy density because they need to move the batteries, while the grid can use bulky heavy options.
For example, a friend is working on very heavy iron-air batteries targeting grid applications: https://formenergy.com/technology/battery-technology/ https://formenergy.com/technology/battery-technology/
- jpgvm 4y agoI get that but they are also not ready yet. Right now both cars and stationary storage are competing for LFP capacity (somewhat also NCA). Which is exactly the problem with the storage argument, simply not ready yet.