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The First EV With a Lithium-free Sodium Battery Hits the Road in January

Accepted submission by upstart at 2023-12-30 23:10:57
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The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January [engadget.com]:

JAC Motors, a Volkswagen-backed Chinese automaker, unveiled the first mass-produced EV with a sodium-ion battery through its new Yiwei brand. Although sodium-ion battery tech has a lower density than lithium-ion, its lower costs, simpler and more abundant supplies and superior cold-weather performance could help accelerate mass EV adoption.


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