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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium? (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Amazing stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is that the most commonly used type of batteries in EVs?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I'm not sure on the global percentage, but they're becoming far more common. Most of the top selling EVs where I live (Tesla Model Y/3, BYD Atto 3, BYD Dolphin, MG ZS EV) all use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

They have a somewhat lower energy density so they've been avoided, but they're way safer and better eco wise to the point that they're getting uptake