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Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 73 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Long-time offgridder here. Would love to have a reasonable alternative to lead-acid or lithium. Opted for lead-acid again on the last battery swap around 5 years ago. Squeezed about 12 years out of the last set -though they were pretty degraded by that time. This bank is depreciating faster, probably because of increased use.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Lead acid batteries seem to be less and less reliable lately. The warranties are shorter and shorter as well, which is the best supporting evidence I have beyond needing batteries more often for the 4-5 vehicles I maintain.