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North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory (electrek.co)

submitted 4 months ago by ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yup, and I currently drive a Prius. I'm looking at used Bolts ($13-15k used), but I'm a little worried about fire risk (it'll be parked in my attached garage) and battery repair is going to be super expensive. A new sodium ion EV that's much cheaper (say, $15-20k) would be attractive, but I'm definitely not paying >$30k for a commuter.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yeah idk personally i feel like i would just live with the prius until i could get my hands on something truly more accessible to the market, which is inevitable at this rate.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Yup, it would be pretty nice to never have to take it to the gas station again though.