Ok. Who is “They”? The Chinese? Do these batteries require Lithium for manufacture? I am interested in knowing where this leads.
The Chinese have just released a new car, with a sodium battery an option (it ís less expensive, though doesn’t go as far.
Check it out
https://www.carscoops.com/2023/04/byds-seagull-starts-at-just-11300-and-has-sodium-ion-battery/
Nice looking car.
$11,300
(In China)