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Uncle Joe

(65,637 posts)
Sat May 30, 2026, 01:33 PM 5 hrs ago

This Battery Doesn't Need Lithium and It Just Hit Mass Production



Chinese battery-making giant, CATL just signed a contract to supply 60GWh of Sodium batteries - the biggest in history. Are Lithium batteries about to become obsolete?

Chapters
0.00 - The Record-Breaking Battery Contract
0:48 - The Problem with Lithium
5:13 - Ad Read
6:59 - Lithium Vs. Sodium: Battle of the Batteries
9:59 - Why Sodium? Why Now?
13:58 - The Problem with Sodium
15:34 - Conclusion: The Future of Batteries
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This Battery Doesn't Need Lithium and It Just Hit Mass Production (Original Post) Uncle Joe 5 hrs ago OP
NO LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN A 1926 HOUSE! pansypoo53219 1 hr ago #1
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