The primary raw material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium carbonate, is ten times cheaper than the lithium carbonate used in conventional EV batteries. This fundamental cost difference presents a massive opportunity for disruption in the energy storage market.
Since personal vehicles are stationary for approximately 98% of their lifespan, their onboard computing and power storage can be leveraged. This concept reframes the idle car not just as a parked vehicle, but as a potential node in a distributed microdata center network.