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Sodium battery makers struggle at top acid generation eyeing lithium-ion

Baua Electric

This life, the Chinese language sodium battery marketplace will advance from a hyping as much as sobering. The GM will have to know what he’s speaking about as Hina is the primary and the prominent Chinese language sodium battery developer. The startup started in 2017 with 48V/10Ah sodium mobile worn in an electrical bicycle.

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Antimony/carbon nanocomposite anode for Na-ion battery shows high capacity and stability

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Wuhan University (China) have synthesized a Sb/C (antimony/carbon) nanocomposite for use as an anode material in a room-temperature sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery. A comparison of the cycling capacities of the metallic Sb and the Sb/C nanocomposite electrode at a current rate of 100 mA/g. Source: Yang et al.

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Tesla China supplier CATL launches cost-effective sodium-ion battery cell

Teslarati

Tesla China battery cell supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. CATL) unveiled its sodium-ion battery earlier today, along with a solution that could integrate the cells with lithium-ion batteries in a single pack. GWh in the first half of 2021, up 234% year-over-year, according to Automotive News China. CATL sold 34.1

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LanzaTech Pulls in $18M in Series B Funding; Qiming Ventures Leads

Green Car Congress

New Zealand-based waste gas and syngas to fuels company LanzaTech ( earlier post ) has attracted US$18 million in Series B financing from investors led by China-focused venture capital firm Qiming Ventures. Gary Rieschel, Founder and Managing Director of Qiming, says Lanzatech represents a great opportunity for China. Gary Reischel.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

So as you can see there is absolutely no comparison, an ICE car emits insane amounts of GHG’s compared to EV’s and we have not even featured ICE car manufacturing emissions in the discussion. China currently dominates the midstream processing of lithium. From the graph it shows how the VW ID.3

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

If drivers cannot charge their vehicles, or the incentives are not in place to spur behavior change, they can’t be expected to adopt EVs at the rate seen in other parts of the world, particularly China and the EU. Cost (and Cost Comparison) A recent study showed 67% of would-be purchasers claim cost is a primary concern.

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BYD starts warming up for mini car Seagull

CN EV Post

Previous reports suggested that the BYD Seagull would be offered in both sodium-ion and lithium-ion battery-equipped versions, but this was not confirmed by BYD. | BYDDY.US | BYD HK (Image credit: BYD) BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) is starting to warm up for a mini electric vehicle (EV) that is expected to become another major player in the segment.

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