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>no mention of cost Means expensive chemistry. >targeting aircraft first Means expensive chemistry >no mention of durability If they were highly durable th
by fwungy 4y ago
>no mention of cost
Means expensive chemistry.
>targeting aircraft first
Means expensive chemistry
>no mention of durability
If they were highly durable this would be an important feature so they're likely not.
Sounds like these are going to be expensive special application batteries.
- chaorace 4y agoFWIW: lithium-ion was also expensive chemistry. If the promise matches the reality, supply chains will eventually realign to the point where consumer applications become feasible.
- fwungy 4y agoWe are likely in the incremental phase of battery innovation. You've got to balance so many factors to commercially release a battery: safety, durability, reliability, weight, energy density, cost. You can build cheap batteries, they just have some terrible characteristics.
- tuatoru 4y ago> cheap batteries That was CATL's other announcement, two years ago: sodium-ion batteries. Now being incorporated into a model of car by Chery, one of the second tier Chinese EV manufacturers, and another by BYD, the biggest. 1. https://www.notebookcheck.net/First-electric-cars-with-BYD-and-CATL-sodium-ion-batteries-without-lithium-to-launch-by-year-s-end.709264.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/First-electric-cars-with-BYD-a...