How China’s Battery Factories Are Rewriting the Rules. Chinese engineers at CATL (the world’s largest EV battery maker) have begun mass-producing sodium-ion cells at their new 30GWh facility ...

How China’s Battery Factories Are Rewriting the Rules. Chinese engineers at CATL (the world’s largest EV battery maker) have begun mass-producing sodium-ion cells at their new 30GWh facility ...

Sodium is more abundant on Earth than lithium, and batteries that use the material could be cheaper in the future. Building a ...

Discover how CATL's sodium batteries, called Naxtra, are poised to revolutionize electric cars with their efficiency and ...

China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) is a key player in the global transition to more sustainable ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's CATL on Monday launched a new brand for its sodium-ion batteries, Naxtra, which it said would go into mass production in December, and a second generation of its fast ...

In 2024, Chinese manufacturers announced plans to build 27 sodium-ion battery plants with a combined capacity of 180 GWh, according to Chinese thinktank Gaogong Industrial Research, including BYD ...

But last year, Chinese automaker JAC (a joint venture with Volkswagen in China) produced the world’s first sodium-ion battery production car in the Hua Xianzi (it roughly translates to 'Flower Fairy') ...

Chinese researchers have designed a groundbreaking smart gel polymer electrolyte that enhances both the safety and durability of sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries, aiming to unlock their full ...

CATL’s high-voltage sodium-ion battery gets an energy density of 175 watt-hours per kilogram. That’s below the 200–300 Wh/kg range typical of lithium-ion batteries, but it’s enough to ...

Chinese company announces another huge advance in EV battery technology. ... CATL was the first major battery manufacturer to debut a sodium-ion battery back in 2021. Experts note that sodium, ...

China's CATL on Monday launched a new brand for its sodium-ion batteries, Naxtra, which it said would go into mass production in December, and a second generation of its fast-charging battery for ...