Gsus4@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoChina's new iron battery hits 99.4 percent efficiency over 6000 cyclesinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squarePelicanen@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBut cycle life is a central parameter for the cost of a battery, the longer it lasts the more rarely you have to replace it. In the longer term, a battery that lasts twice as long can be practically half as expensive.
minus-squarewillington@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAssuming the manufacturing costs (materials + utilities + other fees + labor + profit extraction) for the two types of batteries are equal, yes.
But cycle life is a central parameter for the cost of a battery, the longer it lasts the more rarely you have to replace it. In the longer term, a battery that lasts twice as long can be practically half as expensive.
Assuming the manufacturing costs (materials + utilities + other fees + labor + profit extraction) for the two types of batteries are equal, yes.