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Chinese scientists are about to launch three different lines of sodium-powered cars. They will be cheaper than regular cars or electric vehicles. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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Three Chinese firms, BYD, Chery and JAC, plan on releasing these next-generation sodium-ion cars for public sale later this year.

Downside of sodium batteries is shorter range of 200 to 300 kilometres compared to 300 and 500 for lithium batteries. That’s perfect for people whose main journeys are to work or school or to nearby towns, but who don’t make road trips across the country.

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[–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Interesting. I often wonder how the people working on solid state cells are getting on as well.

[–] Spacebar@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Once they solve the density problem with sodium batteries, they will be so much better than lithium alloy.

[–] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the main downside is just range, then I think these could still sell well. The top-selling electric car in China is (or was a couple years ago - I haven't checked if it's changed) a cheap mini car with a range of 120-170km.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I think so as well, also a perfect use case for stuff like buses that go on a fixed route.

[–] Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

China is starting to live in the future. And then I look out my window and America is literally crumbling apart brick by brick. Unused lots full of scrap and rotting metal skeletons. Broken glass windows. It's depressing. So depressing. There's no future here.

[–] lps@masto.1146.nohost.me 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@yogthos this is amazing!

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's some really exciting tech.

[–] ICBM@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LMAO downvotes on this remarkable EV solution? I think they might be... SALTY

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

People in the west are getting increasingly salty seeing China outpace the west in science and technology. After decades of being told that China isn't able to innovate and it's just stealing western tech the fact that China is rapidly outpacing the west technologically is a hard pill for them to swallow.