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AndroidMyAndroid t1_j67omx9 wrote

Reply to comment by czk_21 in Kenya’s Producing Its First Electric Buses — 1,000 Buses Over 3 Years by Peugeot905

Not every battery is lithium ion. Cheap cars for poor countries will use cheap batteries.

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czk_21 t1_j67w5yw wrote

true but what cheap viable alternative for vehicles do you have in mind?

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Surur t1_j6837qc wrote

Sodium batteries. Half the cost, but bulkier.

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AndroidMyAndroid t1_j6bdrjm wrote

Nickel or even lead acid for very low range, low cost batteries until something else comes along. Difference use cases will have different solutions.

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