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Uncle Joe

(65,649 posts) Sat May 30, 2026, 01:33 PM 16 hrs ago

This Battery Doesn't Need Lithium and It Just Hit Mass Production

Chinese battery-making giant, CATL just signed a contract to supply 60GWh of Sodium batteries - the biggest in history. Are Lithium batteries about to become obsolete?

Chapters
0.00 - The Record-Breaking Battery Contract
0:48 - The Problem with Lithium
5:13 - Ad Read
6:59 - Lithium Vs. Sodium: Battle of the Batteries
9:59 - Why Sodium? Why Now?
13:58 - The Problem with Sodium
15:34 - Conclusion: The Future of Batteries

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This Battery Doesn't Need Lithium and It Just Hit Mass Production (Original Post) Uncle Joe 16 hrs ago OP

NO LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN A 1926 HOUSE! pansypoo53219 12 hrs ago #1

Been reading about this one for several years Warpy 10 hrs ago #2

pansypoo53219

(23,202 posts)

1. NO LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN A 1926 HOUSE!

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Sat May 30, 2026, 05:33 PM

12 hrs ago

live w/ plugs!

Warpy

(114,725 posts)

2. Been reading about this one for several years

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Sat May 30, 2026, 07:28 PM

10 hrs ago

and from the outset, the fast recharge time compensated for the somewhat lower energy density but the challenges prevented tize reduction that would make thse practical for things from tools to transportation.

Other chemistries are starting to mature. Here's a short video on chemistries that can be scaled up to work seamlessly with renewables like solar and wind:

Note that the Chinese are way ahaead of us. They've been figuring out dry lands, non lethal power generation for a long time.

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