6 new battery technologies to watch

Most battery-powered devices, from smartphones and tablets to electric vehicles and energy storage systems, rely on lithium-ion battery technology. Because lithium-ion batteries are able to store a significant amount of energy in such a small package, charge quickly and last long, they became the battery of choice for new devices.

But new battery technologies are being researched and developed to rival lithium-ion batteries in terms of efficiency, cost and sustainability.

SODIUM-ION BATTERIES

How Do They Work?

These batteries are similar to lithium-ion batteries, but instead use saltwater as an electrolyte.

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