It’s just about LFP which are very common now. The new trend is sodium ion instead of lithium ion. CATL (battery manufacturer in China) is shipping those now, and they are starting to appear in some cars.
How’s the density compared to LFP?
I believe it’s notably worse. The focus seems to be more on industrial use cases with stationary batteries.
I think somewhat worse, but try a web search. One attraction iirc is very fast charging.
LFP is not new. It’s been in cars since Fisker integrated A123’s batteries. CATL and other manufacturers have been churning out LFP in volume for over a decade now.
You do realize a decade is a very short time for something at a scale this large with complex interactions that needs to be reliable, efficient and reproducible at scale. Plus long term tests take time because it is a factor to many clients to see if they can handle at least a decade.
Yes I do and LFP has been manufactured and integrated at scale for a very long time.
The savings arrived just in time to counteract the Trump Elon 100% EV tariff. So the cars will just stay the same price
