There's a growing interest for a particular high-tech battery seen as a potential game-changer in the booming industry. 

It's called sodium, and only a few companies in the US are focusing on developing this mineral to move away from lithium based batteries, including one right here in the Bay Area.

To find more, KCBS Radio anchor Bret Burkhart was joined by Amrith Ramkumar, Climate Finance Reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He wrote an exclusive piece about this in the Journal.

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There's a growing interest for a particular high-tech battery seen as a potential game-changer in the booming industry. 
It's called sodium, and only a few companies in the US are focusing on developing this mineral to move away from lithium based batteries, including one right here in the Bay Area.
To find more, KCBS Radio anchor Bret Burkhart was joined by Amrith Ramkumar, Climate Finance Reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He wrote an exclusive piece about this in the Journal.
Gerardo Carnero / Getty Images

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