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Battery Advances Over the Next Ten Years

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Lithium ion batteries were first commercialized in the 1990’s and will most likely continue to be with us for some years to come but there are alternatives that are cheaper, more fire resistant and last longer. Another chemistry that is coming onstream is sodium ion. million kilometers. million kilometers.

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Promising EV Trends to Lookout ForĀ in 2023

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Some other Battery news are, New developments and experiments in battery chemistries like lithium-air and magnesium-ion are going on. The batteries that use sodium instead of the pricey and rare lithium are the ones that are the closest to being on the market.

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