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		kgc 16 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The first sodium-ion battery EV is a winter range ... That 10yr per grid scale battery estimate seems high since we have built many grid scale batteries as well as millions of EVs in recent history.

hunterpayne 16 days ago [–]

We have many grid stabilization batteries. There are 0 grid scale backup systems. 1 year of worldwide Li-ion battery production could backup just California for about 90 minutes.

vablings 15 days ago | [–]

There are virtually zero singular grid scale power systems these days. It is a mix of CCGT, Solar, Wind and Nuclear.

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