Very interesting. I've been thinking for the past few years that new battery technology is really what will be the catalyst for the next generation of technology across all industries. I'm curious about their use in smaller consumer electronics, or if lithium will still be the standard for many more years to come.

I hope it's on the way, but I don't think the Pioneer Na is yet a sign of this revolution. This detailed review didn't leave me in a hurry to go get one, anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoZ_g_MShTw

I'm sure we won't have any problems at all with these. Lithium is a perfectly safe substance, and Sodium is higher up on the periodic table, so it's even more safererest! /s

Look, I'm all for better battery technology, but we are also building a ton of mini bombs that we all hold in our pockets. We need to be realistic about the practical applications of this. Do you really want to be on a flight where a Sodium laptop battery decides to go on a runaway reaction? Lithium reactions are hard enough to contain as it is. We need to start building the policies and defenses before this becomes mainstream.

I skimmed through the article. It talks a lot about sodium ion batteries and how major vehicle and transportation companies are getting into making and using these batteries. It also talks about the cost aspect, with sodium ion being cheaper than lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.

However, there is no mention of this technology in consumer devices and gadgets like laptops, smartphones and tablets. I get that the site is about clean technology as a replacement for the currently more polluting technology. But I’m interested to see when these sodium ion batteries will appear in phones and laptops and what difference they may make to the cost, price, weight, performance, safety, longevity, etc.