Samsung’s 20-year-life EV battery runs 600 miles on 9-minute charge

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Samsung’s 20-year-life EV battery runs 600 miles on 9-minute charge
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How viable would something like this be for powering a home? Solar panels+this?

These are gonna be hella expensive for a while. If space is not a concern there's much cheaper batteries out there. You don't really need fast charging capabilities either.

In a home, power density doesn't really matter. If a battery is large and heavy, you still only transport it twice. Once new, once when you replace it.

Not very. There's a different sodium based battery being designed for home storage. Not nearly as energy dense, but will last a very long time, can be left outside the house, and uses cheap components (no lithium or other rare metals).

That's the battery you'll want.

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