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Japan finds a way to recover 90% of lithium from old EV batteries
(www.techspot.com)
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They are also fine for cars that don't need to have 1000km of range, for some stupid reason.
And you can even mix-and-match cells of both types in a vehicle to better fit a target demographic. It's not simply one or the other.
That being said, it's better to have a car with a 200 mile range sodium battery and a small range extender for that 2-4 times per year trip