# Sodium Batteries May Power Your New Electric Car

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/sodium-batteries-may-power-your-new-electric-car/
- Published: 2021-11-09T09:30:19-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photograph: Science Source. Article by Gregory Barber. Wired – November 8, 2021. As EV sales increase, supplies of lithium may get tight. So some companies are incorporating cells with sodium, which provides almost as big a charge. Half a century ago, the battery of the future was built out of sodium. The reason has to do with why the seas are salty. Sodium is a light element that ionizes easily, giving up one of its electrons. In a battery, those ions shuttle back and forth between two oppositely charged plates, generating a current. This […] Click here to view original web page at www.wired.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio