Sodium ion hybrid battery bad already?

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  1. Iron Man Prius

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    Sodium Ion's haven't been on the market for public sale that long.
    Someone mentioned 2 winters testing, yes those are the beta test cars with different versions of the sodium (Winter 2023 and Winter 2024) yes?
     
    #21 Iron Man Prius, Jul 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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    You are correct that the sodium cells in NexPower's beta test packs were different from the production version. However, this is a moot point, as I'm still not convinced the beta packs were actually tested through Winter2023. If I'm correct, then the beta and production cells have the same cold weather testing (i.e. only Winter2024). NexPower's silence is a telling answer.
     
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    Inside sources told me that he was already testing the beta Sodium's already towards the end of the V2 not even 2.5 Lithium. Not sure why the source would exagerate the timeline as Jack has always been an innovator and working on things WAY in advance of public knowledge to keep the edge on propriety.