Have we been thinking about batteries all wrong?

For years, the battery industry has been obsessed with lithium. But what if we've been asking the wrong question? As sodium-ion batteries move into mass production and costs begin to challenge lithium iron phosphate, the race is no longer about finding one battery to rule them all—it's about choosing the right chemistry for the right job. Could this be the biggest shift in battery technology since the rise of the electric car? Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Research links Car News China article https://carnewschina.com/2026/06/27/catl-hits-0-051-usd-benchmark-with-175-wh-kg-changan-sodium-cells/ CATL Press Release https://www.catl.com/en/news/6720.html Nature article https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02150-y Financial Times article https://www.ft.com/content/d8f0ac18-c669-43e0-99d4-5e90089d8598 Reuters Article https://www.reuters.com/default/ai-energy-race-accelerates-sodium-battery-production--reeii-2026-06-29/ Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ