JackAndy t1_j6gzcxq wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:29 AM Reply to Scientists lower price of lithium's best competition - flow batteries - by 20%. Makes the battery effectively equal to or cheaper than lithium ion when spread over 30 years (flow battery lifetimes are effectively infinite with light repowering efforts). by PorkyPigDid911 So its 3x as expensive because lithium batteries don't last more than 10 years. Permalink 2
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JackAndy t1_j6gzcxq wrote
Reply to Scientists lower price of lithium's best competition - flow batteries - by 20%. Makes the battery effectively equal to or cheaper than lithium ion when spread over 30 years (flow battery lifetimes are effectively infinite with light repowering efforts). by PorkyPigDid911
So its 3x as expensive because lithium batteries don't last more than 10 years.