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The “salty” batteries that could replace people’s load-shedding storage
Lithium-ion is likely to remain the dominant battery type for stationary backup storage and electric vehicles (EVs). However, sodium-ion and solid-state batteries could begin eating into its market share in the next few years.
The concept of the lithium-ion battery was first demonstrated in the late 1970s and the first prototypes were introduced in the mid-1980s.