Indeed. Lithium-air and sodium-air batteries look extremely promising, the former for higher power densities, and the latter for low temperature environments.
I can't wait to get a 500 KWH battery backup for my house for $10k...eventually...
At first it sounded amazing but then when gazing at this number it struck me suddenly - isn't this like an energetic equivalent of 0,5 ton of TNT ?
So if I rephraze this statement to "I cannot wait when I will be able to store half a ton of TNT in my garage" this whole premise starts to sound less and less appealing.
(especially since there was a electric scooter battery explosion in flat near me which killed someone)
I can't wait to get a 500 KWH battery backup for my house for $10k...eventually...