# A new battery that can break the transportation market

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/07/a-new-battery-that-can-break-the-transportation-market/
- Published: 2022-07-12T15:10:04-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Battery-powered vehicles have made a remarkable impact on the [transportation](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/09/department-of-transportation-and-biden-administration-announce-5-billion-plan-for-ev-charging-stations-nationwide/)
market. Because of this, companies have been trying to make batteries for vehicles
for greater ranges. A promising possibility is these batteries. For the cost of 
the materials cost a lot less than [lithium batteries](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/06/india-lithium-ion-batteries-market-to-grow-at-over-35-cagr-till-2020/).
These batteries are around 20-40% cheaper than lithium batteries. When the battery
dies, it takes only 5 minutes to charge.

# The impact of these batteries would result in factories being able to make products for cheaper than usual.

[⌊Battery powered vehicles have made a remarkable impact on the transportation market.
Because of this companies have been trying to make batteries for vehicles for greater
ranges. A promising possibility are sodium-ion batteries, the cost of the materials
cost a lot less then lithium batteries. These batteries are around 20-40% cheaper
then lithium batteries. When the battery dies it takes only 5 minutes to charge.⌉⌊
Battery powered vehicles have made a remarkable impact on the transportation market.
Because of this companies have been trying to make batteries for vehicles for greater
ranges. A promising possibility are sodium-ion batteries, the cost of the materials
cost a lot less then lithium batteries. These batteries are around 20-40% cheaper
then lithium batteries. When the battery dies it takes only 5 minutes to charge.⌉[

Sodium-ion battery

## The impact of these batteries would result in lower costs for energy storage on the electric grid.

“In the short term, the cost to manufacture Na-ion will be high as producers look
to reach scaled production in the mid-2020s,” Reid says. “In this time, demand for
batteries in the EV sector will surge from 0.6TWh in 2022 to 2.8TWh by 2030, a boom
too soon for the Na-ion market.” MARIJA MAISCH

## Further Details

The **sodium-ion battery** (**NIB** or **SIB**) is a type of [rechargeable battery](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery)
analogous to the [lithium-ion battery. ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery)
However but using [sodium](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium)[ions](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion)(
Na^(+)) as the [charge](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_charge) carriers.
Its [working principle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Electrochemistry)
and [cell construction ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Design)
are almost identical. Especially with those of commercially widespread lithium-ion
battery types, but sodium compounds are used instead of lithium compounds.

For these batteries have received much academic and commercial interest in the 2010s
and 2020s. Especially as a possible complementary [technology](https://greenlivingguy.com/2013/11/infographic-green-transportation-reduce-your-carbon/)
to lithium-ion batteries. For that’s largely due to the uneven geographic distribution.
Also high environmental impact and high cost of many of the elements required for
lithium-ion batteries. Chief among these are lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel.
All which are not strictly required for many types of sodium-ion batteries.^([[1]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-ion_battery#cite_note-:5-1))
The largest advantage of sodium-ion batteries is the high natural abundance of sodium.
This would make commercial production of these are less costly than lithium-ion 
batteries.^([[2]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-ion_battery#cite_note-2))

Sources:

[ https://www.anl.gov/article/pivotal-battery-discovery-could-impact-transportation-and-the-grid](https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/26/the-weekend-read-sodium-ion-batteries-go-mainstream/#:~:text=Sodium%2Dion%20(Na%2Dion,making%20the%20chemistry%20particularly%20exciting.)

> [The weekend read: Sodium-ion batteries go mainstream](https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/26/the-weekend-read-sodium-ion-batteries-go-mainstream/)

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