Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?
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Amazing stuff.

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It's because people have this mindset that they might need to travel 600+kms twice a year, therefore they need a 700km range BEV because Despite 99% of their car usage is sub 200km ( and 90% is sub 100) it is somehow prudent to carry all that extra battery material and weight around unused

I think hydrogen makes sense in a few applications namely trucking and long range cars for the few who need it, though I would say it's probably better to invest heavily in trains and handle most shipping with trains then put the stuff on trucks for the last 50kms and stuff

Hydrogen is also important in construction when utilities aren't typically present.

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