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[โ€“] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"But but but! What about landfills? What lame excuse will I make up now that my delusions about batteries filling up landfills has been exposed?" ๐Ÿ˜ญ ๐Ÿซ

[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

F150 metals grow on trees!

[โ€“] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can these not be used for grid storage?

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[โ€“] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Terrific. But, I suppose it won't happen at scale until it's cheaper than mining.

Because money is everything, and our environment is replaceable. /s

[โ€“] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But aren't used batteries perfect for grid energy storage?

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[โ€“] darkangelazuarl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is going to make it even less of a reason for companies to invest in sodium batteries

[โ€“] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

They have an entirely different use case.

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