China-Free Batteries Made From Salt Are Finally Here

Peak Energy, a US-based startup, has raised tens of millions of dollars to build a factory for its sodium-ion battery packs. It already has more than $1.1 billion in announced deals with customers. Sodium batteries have less-intensive cooling needs than lithium-ion packs, and they are less likely to catch fire. Another US-based startup, Inlyte Energy, is working on another type of sodium-based battery that can’t catch fire at all.

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