The world is moving fast on clean energy, from electric cars in cities to solar panels in villages, and the need for better batteries is growing. However, current lithium-ion batteries are expensive ...

Researchers and scientists began work on sodium-ion battery development as early as the late 1970s to the early 1980s, and continued to progress throughout the eighties. However, lithium-ion batteries ...

CATL revealed the world's first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries in China ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show. The low-voltage and high-voltage sodium-ion batteries deliver exceptional cold-weather ...

CATL's second-generation sodium-ion cells can reportedly discharge normally even at -40 degrees Celsius (-40F as temperature scales converge). Depending on the make and model, EV batteries perform the ...

Lithium-ion battery prices have dropped nearly 90% since 2008, the year that Tesla released its first electric car. Since batteries are the most expensive part of an EV, that’s a big part of the ...

China's largest battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), claims it has unlocked unprecedented extreme weather performance with its sodium-ion batteries. Speaking at the ...

We've long relied on lithium-ion batteries for long-term energy storage, but they can be expensive to produce and maintain over the years. California-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable ...

Clarios, a leading developer of global low-voltage battery solutions, announced a strategic investment in Altris, a pioneer in sustainable sodium-ion battery technology. The aim of the partnership is ...

China’s breakthrough sodium-ion battery — priced at $10/kWh (Bloomberg NEF, 2025) — is a technical marvel. It’s a direct challenge to America’s lithium-dependent auto industry. For context, today’s ...

A rechargeable battery technology that offers advantages over lithium-ion. Sodium-ion batteries can be significantly less expensive because sodium (salt) is much more abundant and cheaper to extract ...

Japanese hardware brand Elecom has just launched what it claims is the world's first power bank to feature a sodium-ion battery inside. It promises significantly longer cycle life than traditional ...