Sodium Ion Battery Tech Hits The Auto Industry!- Are We Ready?

This is not the battery of the future, it’s not for cars or portable devices, it’s going to be used for stationary devices, providing battery power to homes. These batteries have nearly the same price, with by far less performance and much more weight to them. It’s the comparison of going from Lithium back to NiCad batteries or Lead Acid batteries. It’s a backwards step.

I'm sorry, what ? What are you doing with your batteries that they need to replaced that often ?

Thanks for doing this video. I was wondering if it would work with all of the tech in them

I have a lead acid installed in 2017 battery still in my car. Most of mine last over 5 yrs because I maintain them. Always check out electrolyte level and make sure to y ok ur terminal connects and gr or unds are good.

If the charging voltage was stuck at 14v, it is possible that the lower voltage on the alternator was due to the battery pulling amps from the alternator, causing voltage to drop due to load. 14 volts is still charging for a lead acid battery, so it would still charge. ..

The sodium battery has a charge controller, that will be set up to charge the battery at any voltage provided by the alternator.

Sodium Ion battery don't have the thermal runaway problem that lithium battery have but they still burn. Other that that, Sodium ion batteries are not that great.

If you leave the lights on and the battery gets low. I wonder if the battery will accept so much of a charge that it will burn the alternator or the charging wires up?

@johnnysweekends you had the meter set on AC Amps it should be set DC Amps when clamping on the charge cable

To measure the voltage the leads are connected across the battery as seen, but there are two ways to measure the current, by placing the meter leads in series which is usually OK up about ten amps, but if you are going the start and charge the vehicle then you would have to use the clamp part of the meter, the reason he is seeing zero amps is because he took the clamp off the battery cables. This is not how to use a multim

Do you think this battery would work better in an older car with less tech? I live in the coldest area of Montana and a battery that can handle our low temperatures is a game changer

You got fooled by a smart computer that is designed to turn off the alternator. I’ve given intervals to save gas! This has happened to me too. As you drive down the road with a normal battery, CF the battery voltage doesn’t vary some. This is the computer trying to get better mileage by decreasing the alternator load And letting the battery where out a little faster! I last all this function in a 2012 Nissan the computer started acting up. I had to eliminate the computer from the charging circuit and lose my 1 mile per gallon. Big loss right? So now my battery lasts longerand I lose 1 mile per gallon if that much.

The biggest benefit of Sodium Ion batteries is supposed to be cost. So paying more to be an early adopter makes no sense. Also while CATL has very promising Naxtra cells entering production, that isn't what you have here. I wouldn't go near some kind of 3rd tier Sodium Ion even if decently priced.

Wake me when there is a real CATL Naxtra based Starter battery for an affordable price.

Sodium is probably better than lead acid but not as good is lithium

Batteries don’t get worn out in cars faster because of more electronics in modern cars. The battery is basically a buffer or capacitor if your alternator is working correctly. The problem with them lasting less time is partly from being cycled so much without being driven long enough to fully charge. These short trips are what not only ruins your battery but your entire engine.

How about discharging the sodium ion battery to 12.5v before putting it in the vehicle. Will it charge normally?

new car engine stop on stoplight trafic light. after pucg gas pedal engine start again . starter will start stop 100 times more in compare to older car 30 years old

The voltage regulator only charges the level of battery needs to be charged then tapers off. Perhaps your new battery had a full charge?

Sodium batteries, quality ones, will do 10k+ cycles. They are less susceptible to temperature. Their prices are plummeting rapidly. They can be shipped with zero charge in them. They offer more amps in the cold. They will only improve. As far as the voltage thing goes, you can by a cheap voltage booster to resolve the issue of your charging system not providing enough for the battery. This is already a common problem with AGM batteries with weak alternators.

Most car batteries are 12 volt not 14 and alternator usually charges at 13.8 volts.

New cars have auto start/stop and it puts a serious toll on the starter and battery. Have you tested this scenario?

15:35 the 3 white and the red are the 4 balance wires.

You need to replace batteries every 3 year not because of the car. They just make junk batteries.

Yeah, fake reviews on Scamazon

Good review and good stuff to know! Thanks!

Cost less, better in hot & cold environments, last long, drop in replacement with no vehicle modification then YEA!.

Thanks for sharing. I just replaced my battery the other day for the second time since owning my vehicle so I am interested in alternatives to agm batteries as they seem to barely last 3 years for me. The NAPA legend that I just replaced was at 37 months when it let go which was very close to what the factory ac delco did. Unfortunately this battery doesn't seem to be a viable solution.

at 8:14 you miss the minus sign before clamp meter 2.06A reading, that is not charging but depleting current.

Lol, those reviews you are reading are Ai Bot reviews. You really think things are honest on Amazon?

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FAIL !

These things seem to have specs & limitations similar to supercapacitors . . .

PROS: lightweight, fast charging, able to deliver LOTS of juice in a hurry, lots of charge cycles, and very efficient. Sounds awesome at first glance, right ?

CONS: The deal breaker is that their total power storage capacity is total f&&&ing GARBAGE . . . if I read things correctly. Take your pick of amp-hours (Ah) or watt-hours (Wh), because both suck ... advertisers prefer Wh simply because it sounds bigger among squishy-brained consumers who struggle with basic arithmetic.

I have 40Ah LiFeYpo4 as starting battery in my Civic for over 12 years and it is still good. Less voltage drop when starting (visible on dash not dimming as much). Not balanced though, one day I might open it to see if the cells are out of balance...

I want to see some of the other properties. Like, what happens if there is a dead short? How dangerous are the contents if this leaks? Are there any disposal/recycling issues? How stable is the output voltage vs temperature? etc.