breve3d ago

Sodium-ion EV battery breakthrough delivers 11-min charging and 450 km range

https://electrek.co/2026/03/25/sodium-ion-ev-battery-delivers-11-min-charging-450-km-range/

Sodium-ion EV battery breakthrough delivers 11-min charging and 450 km range

The next generation of electric vehicle batteries is arriving, promising to be more efficient, safer, and lower cost. After another...

Electrek
Show threadAnimats2d ago

"CATL’s “Naxtra” sodium-ion batteries achieve an energy density of up to 175 Wh/kg, the company said, putting it on par with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries."

Useful, but not a "breakthrough" in energy density. More like another good low-end option.

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Sodium is a lot more abundant than lithium. Scaled up this could be a breakthrough in battery cost per kWh.
Mar 26 at 12:12amWeb