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Sodium is more than 500 times more abundant than lithium and doesn't require the same type of earth-scarring extraction.

Summary

  1. Materials for sodium-ion chemistry can be procured through reliable domestic supply chains.
  2. Other advantages include longer lifespan and safer, non-flammable end use.
  3. One disadvantage is that its energy density lags behind lithium-ion batteries.

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