In the course of my work, reading some updated shipping regulations, I noticed they're starting to put in place requirements for Na-Ion batteries.
PROS:
https://www.gep.com/blog/strategy/lithium-ion-vs-sodium-ion-batteryhttps://physics.aps.org/articles/v17/73
PROS:
- Sodium is more than 500 times as abundant as lithium
- Sodium is more environmentally-friendly
- The batteries can be shipped at 0 V, so safer to ship
- Na-Ion uses cheaper aluminum instead of copper
- Na-Ion has a higher operating temperature range
- Na-Ion charges faster
- Lack of a well-established supply chain (so far)
- Higher cost, due to so few companies operating in this segment
- Shape/form factor limitations, compared to Li-Ion
- Less energy-dense than Li-Ion
https://www.gep.com/blog/strategy/lithium-ion-vs-sodium-ion-batteryhttps://physics.aps.org/articles/v17/73
