sodium-ion batteries
Coverage of sodium-ion batteries in the Nexus archive.
- Chinese scientist’s sodium battery leap; petition to boot Argentina: SCMP’s 7 highlights
Chinese scientist Lu Yaxiang has achieved a breakthrough in sodium-ion battery technology after a decade of research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Physics. The article also references a petition to boot Argentina, though further details are not provided in the excerpt.
- CATL Sees Its Sodium Batteries in at Least 10,000 EVs This Year
CATL expects its sodium-ion batteries to be used in at least 10,000 electric vehicles this year. The article mentions a specific CATL sodium-ion battery model and credits photographer Qilai Shen from Bloomberg.
- China’s CATL bets big on sodium-ion batteries to navigate lithium price volatility
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) plans to significantly increase production of sodium-ion batteries to address lithium price volatility, with annual output targeting 200 gigawatt-hours. This expansion aims to impact the electric vehicle and grid-storage sectors.
- GM follows Ford by making a big energy bet — this time with an unconventional approach
General Motors (GM) is revamping its energy business with a significant investment in sodium-ion batteries, following Ford's recent similar move that boosted Ford's shares. Both companies are positioning themselves in the energy sector through unconventional battery technology.
- GM eyes new battery chemistry to grow AI data center, energy storage business
GM is expanding efforts to capitalize on the expected growth of energy storage and data centers by developing next-generation sodium-ion batteries.
- GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
General Motors announced new vehicle-to-grid capabilities for EVs to address energy demands from AI data centers, a commercial energy storage strategy using sodium-ion batteries, and a simplified public charging feature for EV owners.
- Chinese EV firms race for new tech
Chinese EV manufacturers BYD and CATL are competing to improve charging speeds and battery technology, with BYD pursuing flash-charging and CATL focusing on fast charging and battery-swapping. Next-generation technologies like solid-state and sodium-ion batteries face delayed timelines. Meanwhile, China's slowing domestic economy is pushing EV makers to expand internationally, with BYD negotiating with Stellantis to acquire European manufacturing facilities.