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> no one trusts EV charging infra in India Sodium batteries is going to be a boom for India. 2x cheaper (albeit heavier), charges in 5-15 minutes.
by dzhiurgis 3y ago
> no one trusts EV charging infra in India
Sodium batteries is going to be a boom for India. 2x cheaper (albeit heavier), charges in 5-15 minutes.
- alephnerd 3y agoThat's why Toyota and Idemetsu Kosan announced that they should be mass producing Solid State Batteries ny 2027 at Narendra Modi's Vibrant Gujarat conference earlier this year [0] (also as a way to lobby their way into getting tax exemptions on Hybrid PEVs) [0] - https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-roll-out-solid-state-battery-evs-couple-years-india-executive-says-2024-01-11/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota...
- dzhiurgis 3y agoSolid state batteries are something different. Both Lithium and Sodium can be used for them - Lithium has better density, but again Sodium is cheaper. Sodium ones are still being researched, but eventually can be 2-3x energy denser than current Lithium Ion.