Cultural Architects, Trojan Horses, And Another EV Startup To Challenge Tesla
The US startup 1854 Motors aims to be the first domestic automaker to introduce sodium-ion batteries in a full sized EV, beginning with the Pierce pickup truck.
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A US Sodium-Ion Battery Maker Challenges Powerwall For Home Energy Storage, And More
The US firm Syntropic has launched three new sodium-ion battery products into the energy storage marketplace, for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale use.
Another Tesla Miss: Sodium-Ion Electric Cars Are Coming … From China
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.
Why Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Happening Now
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]
Researchers Improve Sodium-Ion Batteries Almost 4× With Thin Layer Of Activated Carbon
Researchers are developing new materials to improve the performance of earth-abundant, sodium-ion batteries for stationary energy storage and EVs, too.
CATL Begins Commercial Production Of Sodium-Ion Batteries
CATL has begun commercial production of sodium-ion batteries, which perform very well in the cold and have a long life expectancy.
CATL Sodium-Ion Batteries in Passenger Vehicles in July!
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]
More Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Suddenly Emerging
At the beginning of January, CleanTechnica’s Christopher Arcus took note of the sudden, seemingly out-of-the-blue emergence of sodium-ion batteries on the global energy storage scene, and here we are just midway through the month with more news about sodium-ion batteries. This time it’s the US firm Unigrid, which has set … [continued]
Why The Sudden Emergence Of Sodium-Ion Batteries?
There are many questions about what is happening with sodium-ion batteries today. For example, to most people, news that CATL expects to commercialize sodium-ion batteries for EVs in 2026 with 310 mile range comes as quite a surprise. Background There are several different sodium-ion battery cathodes, just as there are … [continued]
CATL Makes Big Announcement on Sodium Batteries for 2026
Sodium-ion battery development has been a major story in 2025, as Chris Arcus has been especially eager to highlight and explain. In 2026, I think it could be the biggest battery topic. Battery giant CATL, the largest battery producer in the world, is leaning into the topic and made a … [continued]
