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Japanese company considering Manitoba for $1.6B lithium ion battery facility | Global (globalnews.ca)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought Sodium Ion was the hot new battery on the block?

[–] troyunrau 4 points 1 year ago

For grid storage and such, sodium ion is a great candidate. But it is heavier than lithium ion. So for vehicles and electronics, it is probably uninteresting.

[–] Nomecks 2 points 1 year ago

It is, as a low cost, low capacity option.