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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. will unveil what it bills as the first full-scale plant in the US for making sodium-ion batteries on Monday. will unveil what it bills as the first full-scale plant in the US for making sodium-ion batteries on Monday. Natron Energy Inc. Natron Energy Inc.

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. safety requirements.