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As of 2022, there have been new developments on batteries that use sodium instead of lithium. These batteries are known as sodium-sulfur batteries. They use sodium as the negative electrode and sulfur as the positive electrode to store and discharge the electricity.

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lithium-ion batteries electric vehicles sodium-sulfur batteries

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Habib, A. K. M. R. R. ., & Butler, K. (2022). Alternatives to lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. Future Technology, 1(1), 28–29. Retrieved from https://fupubco.com/futech/article/view/14
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