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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by conradev on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @02:06AM (#41845409)
CATL’s first generation sodium batteries, shipped in Chery cars are $77/kWh

CATL’s lithium phosphate batteries are more expensive for now at >$100kWh.

Sodium batteries are definitely cheaper in practice, but much lower energy density.

The question is how far CATL can push energy density, and the second generation is claimed to be >200Wh/kh.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/catl-and-byd-to-start-pro...

https://www.westchestercleanenergy.com/post/record-low-lithi...

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by oblio on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @04:55AM (#41846469)
Energy density is a bit less relevant for grid storage, though. Not like you run out of space to put them.
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by conradev on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @11:45AM (#41860440)
Very true. The other factors multiply, though, like reliability and degradation, because there are so many packs involved and because they're expected to work for, well, as long as physically possible.
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