Why the Biggest Battery Company is Betting Against Lithium

Why the Biggest Battery Company is Betting Against Lithium. Go to https://surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Sodium-ion battery technology isn’t exactly new, but something interesting is happening. CATL, the world’s biggest lithium battery manufacturer, says that up to half the market could switch to sodium. That’s right—the biggest name in lithium batteries is betting against lithium. Looks like lithium might need to recharge its reputation. After all, sodium-ion batteries are nearly as good lithium, and salt is much cheaper and easier to access than lithium. So maybe its not surprising that CATL and some other companies are getting ready to manufacture huge numbers of them in preparation for what could be a massive market shift. But is sodium really the future of energy storage, or is it just another battery technology destined to live in lithium-ion's shadow? Watch How Magnetic Cooling Is Breaking All the Rules https://youtu.be/qcscUoP8FNk?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ Video script and citations: https://undecidedmf.com/why-the-biggest-battery-company-is-betting-against-lithium/ Get my achieve energy security with solar guide: https://link.undecidedmf.com/solar-guide Follow-up podcast: Video version - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA Audio version - http://bit.ly/stilltbdfm Join the Undecided Discord server: https://link.undecidedmf.com/discord 👋 Support Undecided on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/mattferrell ⚙️ Gear & Products I Like https://undecidedmf.com/shop/ Visit my Energysage Portal (US): Research solar panels and get quotes for free! https://link.undecidedmf.com/energysage And find heat pump installers near you (US): https://link.undecidedmf.com/energysage-heatpumps Or find community solar near you (US): https://link.undecidedmf.com/community-solar For a curated solar buying experience (Canada) EnergyPal's free personalized quotes: https://energypal.com/undecided Tesla Referral Code: Get 1,000 free supercharging miles or a discount on Tesla Solar & Powerwalls https://ts.la/matthew84515 👉 Follow Me Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell X https://twitter.com/mattferrell https://twitter.com/undecidedMF Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mattferrell https://www.instagram.com/undecidedmf Facebook https://www.facebook.com/undecidedMF/ Website https://undecidedmf.com 📺 YouTube Tools I Recommend Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound http://bit.ly/UndecidedEpidemic TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/undecided VidIQ https://vidiq.com/undecided I may earn a small commission for my endorsement or recommendation to products or services linked above, but I wouldn't put them here if I didn't like them. Your purchase helps support the channel and the videos I produce. Thank you. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - CATL Tease 02:08 - Sodium-Ion Pros 05:21 - BYD and China 07:09 - Natron 08:21 - Dincă Group 10:44 - Northvolt 12:01 - Lingering Issues