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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

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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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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Social Media Lithium FUD When it comes to Lithium Mining, The FUD - Fear Uncertainty and Doubt propagated by Random Youtubers, WhatsApp university and Oil funded media is so easy to debunk, it’s not even funny. China currently dominates the midstream processing of lithium. From the graph it shows how the VW ID.3

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The EV Transition Explained: Battery Challenges

Cars That Think

The “simplicity” of EVs in comparison to ICE vehicles allows these disruptors to compete from virtually scratch with legacy automakers, not only in the car market itself, but for the material and labor inputs as well. It is little wonder that Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls EV factories “ gigantic money furnaces.”.