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Yeah, it's a good question. I mean, for one, they're incredibly light compared to nickel or lead. It also gives up its electron really easily, which is important given that a battery works when electrons flow from the negative electrode to the positive one.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

We should just use lemons to power our grid. What are we doing?

We should just use lemons to power our grid. What are we doing?

We should just use lemons to power our grid. What are we doing?

Exactly. And as these batteries became more advanced, new types of lithium ion batteries came about. So there's lithium iron phosphate battery, for example, which is cheaper and less flammable than its precursors. It's also less energy dense, but it's low cost made that worthwhile.

Exactly. And as these batteries became more advanced, new types of lithium ion batteries came about. So there's lithium iron phosphate battery, for example, which is cheaper and less flammable than its precursors. It's also less energy dense, but it's low cost made that worthwhile.

Exactly. And as these batteries became more advanced, new types of lithium ion batteries came about. So there's lithium iron phosphate battery, for example, which is cheaper and less flammable than its precursors. It's also less energy dense, but it's low cost made that worthwhile.

The batteries at Cal Flats, for example, are LFPs, this lithium iron phosphate, and they can hold like four hours of energy.

The batteries at Cal Flats, for example, are LFPs, this lithium iron phosphate, and they can hold like four hours of energy.

The batteries at Cal Flats, for example, are LFPs, this lithium iron phosphate, and they can hold like four hours of energy.

Yeah, and the domino effect and an affordable, powerful chemistry for batteries have allowed this technology to grow exponentially.

Yeah, and the domino effect and an affordable, powerful chemistry for batteries have allowed this technology to grow exponentially.

Yeah, and the domino effect and an affordable, powerful chemistry for batteries have allowed this technology to grow exponentially.

Well, forever, I don't know. But analysts like Dan Walter definitely see the dominoes continuing to fall for the foreseeable future. He sees battery storage advancing from cars and the grid to maybe even, like, freight ships, even planes.

Well, forever, I don't know. But analysts like Dan Walter definitely see the dominoes continuing to fall for the foreseeable future. He sees battery storage advancing from cars and the grid to maybe even, like, freight ships, even planes.

Well, forever, I don't know. But analysts like Dan Walter definitely see the dominoes continuing to fall for the foreseeable future. He sees battery storage advancing from cars and the grid to maybe even, like, freight ships, even planes.

This plane, it's on an upward trajectory, and so is battery storage. It's really in that position to be disrupted further, and likely through new chemistries. For example, sodium ion batteries are still a young technology, but they're projected to follow in the footsteps of LFP batteries.