VIDEO: What’s the Truth About Sodium-ion Batteries?

Sodium-ion is a battery chemistry that, at first sight, looks like a simple, cheap, abundant, and safe replacement for lithium-ion, but which, like most new technologies, has turned out to be much more complicated in the real world. While it may not turn out to be a candidate to replace lithium-ion tech, it could be another arrow in sustainable energy’s quiver. YouTube’s Just Have a Think channel gives the technology a thorough look in this 14-minute episode.