Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but it didn't fall too far behind as far as mass battery production goes. It officially commenced…
  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    The Volt was really good for this - 50 miles electric and 430 miles gas on a 7 gallon tank.

    Unfortunately, PHEVs fell out of fashion in 2018 and are only just coming back into style. I think the Prius is the only comparable car on the market that manages this. The Kia Niro is also looking reasonably good with a 34 mile EV range.

    But if there was an economy car with ~150 miles range and inexpensive batteries, I’d probably buy it.

    Both are in the $30-$40k range new. You can find a 2017 Chevy Volt for $16k (and I seriously can’t recommend it enough).