The world’s largest EV battery producer in the world, by far, is China’s CATL. Second is China’s BYD. The USA wants to block automakers from using Chinese batteries, but these Chinese companies are basically saying — yeah, good luck with that, hahaha. In fact, the general conclusion is that the … [continued]
Improvements in batteries are almost a daily occurrence, as sodium-ion batteries are poised for use in more applications.
CHANGAN Auto and CATL of China are the partners behind a new electric passenger car powered by sodium-ion batteries, with a range-extender option and battery swapping opportunities, too.
CATL is the largest battery producer in the world. Any move it makes is noteworthy. While CATL has been making sodium-ion batteries for some time, production commitment has increased dramatically in 2026. CATL introduced its Naxtra line of batteries earlier in 2025 and has now announced plans for volume production … [continued]
CATL keeps pushing the boundaries of battery technology. Its latest announcement is about batteries that can charge at 5C.
Researchers are developing new materials to improve the performance of earth-abundant, sodium-ion batteries for stationary energy storage and EVs, too.
CATL has begun commercial production of sodium-ion batteries, which perform very well in the cold and have a long life expectancy.
A lot of people have been skeptical about CATL’s new Naxtra sodium-ion batteries, wondering when they would appear in passenger vehicles. The wait is over. We have the answer. Following up on earlier announcements that sodium-ion batteries would be introduced to a wide range of products this year, CATL announced … [continued]
Davos, Switzerland — CATL has been honored with the World Economic Forum’s 2026 MINDS (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions) Award, recognizing its groundbreaking project “Augmented Intelligence Leading Next-Generation Lithium-ion Battery Design,” which has been acclaimed as a global benchmark for AI-driven industrial application. This project revolutionizes the lithium-ion battery R&D … [continued]
Morgan Stanley decided to do some research on battery degradation in China. It got data from ride-hailing firms on 12 different EV models — 100 cars in total — and measured how much their battery capacity declined. The cars showed considerable differences in battery degradation. The company also studied degradation … [continued]
