NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-27 個月前Wow wow wow... European Gas prices just surged 50% after Qatar said LNG infrastructure is under threat feddit.ukimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1370arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1360arrow-down1imageWow wow wow... European Gas prices just surged 50% after Qatar said LNG infrastructure is under threat feddit.ukNomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-27 個月前message-square122linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIchNichtenLichtenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 個月前Sodium ion batteries are already in production. They’re not quite at the energy density of lithium but it’s close and also irrelevant for grid storage.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 個月前Are they? I haven’t really been able to find any being offered.
minus-squareIchNichtenLichtenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 個月前https://electrek.co/2026/02/05/first-sodium-ion-battery-ev-debuts-game-changer/
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 個月前Cool! I kinda meant “can I buy the cells”, but if they’re being produced in car scales, it’ll probably be a yes pretty soon.
minus-squareIchNichtenLichtenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 個月前After a little more digging, yes you can! https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/catl-sodium-ion-battery-cell.html
minus-squareberg@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 個月前Rare earths aren’t just used in batteries, lol
Sodium ion batteries are already in production. They’re not quite at the energy density of lithium but it’s close and also irrelevant for grid storage.
Are they? I haven’t really been able to find any being offered.
https://electrek.co/2026/02/05/first-sodium-ion-battery-ev-debuts-game-changer/
Cool! I kinda meant “can I buy the cells”, but if they’re being produced in car scales, it’ll probably be a yes pretty soon.
After a little more digging, yes you can!
https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/catl-sodium-ion-battery-cell.html
Rare earths aren’t just used in batteries, lol