[PIF]

So they hold less power which they put out at slower rate. Just what is needed for getting stuck in slow moving traffic, blizzards, long haul trips, crossing mountains, and the bitter cold winter months.

[Red Badger]

Call them ‘Donner Batteries’.................

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

So they hold less power which they put out at slower rate. Just what is needed for getting stuck in slow moving traffic, blizzards, long haul trips, crossing mountains, and the bitter cold winter months.

Far as low temperature is concerned, sodium ion beats lithium ion.

But if you’re wanting something peppy, Tesla sells “Performance” versions of their cars. And the quotation marks above are NOT scare quotes.

On the topic of sodium ion, however, such batteries will compete only in the cheapest cars, precisely because of the performance penalty involved compared to lithium.

But don’t discount the market for stationary battery applications. There’s gold in them thar watt-hours at peak usage times . . .