'Pass the Salt': Lithium Is Running Out and Purdue Researchers Say Salt May Be the Answer

21 Aug 2022 | Abstracted from KSAT

"... sodium carbonate is 1.000 times more abundant and it's inexpensive compared to lithium...per ton sodium costs $250, while lithium costs $7,000."

"...there is a downside to sodium carbonate batteries...The sodium element is three times heavier than lithium, so the battery would become slightly heavier."

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