# Car batteries 50 miles as opposed to 300 miles range

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There is a big chance the Lithium batteries will become less important in cars soonish. A fairly big breakthrough in Aluminum-Sulfur Batteries were made and might hit production within 5-10 years. Big bonus is being far cheaper, made from abundant materials and uses a relatively low temp electrolyte. Use for excess power generation storage will hopefully be sooner yet.

> **[A new concept for low-cost batteries](https://news.mit.edu/2022/aluminum-sulfur-battery-0824)**
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> MIT engineers designed a battery made from inexpensive, abundant materials, that could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources. Less expensive than lithium-ion battery technology, the new architecture uses aluminum and sulfur as...

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