The Driven EV News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dutch automotive giant Stellantis among several companies to invest in French company Tiamat which is commercialising sodium-ion battery technology. The post “This is our North Star:” Auto giant backs sodium-ion EV battery technology appeared first on The Driven.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 14, 2024

announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt. Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis N.V.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

UK-based Faradion, a developer of sodium-ion battery technology ( earlier post ), and Phillips 66 have launched a new technical collaboration to develop lower-cost and higher-performing anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Earlier post.).

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CN EV Post

APRIL 16, 2023

In the passenger car segment, sodium-ion batteries can generally meet the needs of models with a range of up to 400 kilometers, a CATL executive previously said. CATL's sodium-ion batteries are not far from starting to be installed in vehicles, after the Chinese power battery giant unveiled the new batteries in July 2021.

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EV Specifications

JANUARY 13, 2024

Stellantis Ventures announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt. Tiamat was one of 11.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Northvolt and BYD are pushing ahead with sodium-ion batteries, but U.S. companies probably don’t need to.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

Stellantis Ventures has made a strategic investment in France-based sodium-ion battery developer Tiamat. Tiamat says its sodium-ion technology is lithium- and cobalt-free and cheaper per kilowatt hour (kWh) when compared with lithium-ion batteries. The wide availability of sodium boosts sustainability and material sovereignty.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2021

Battery supplier CATL on Thursday unveiled sodium-ion batteries, which the company claims offer quicker charging and greater thermal stability than conventional lithium-ion battery chemistry. A sodium-ion battery cell can charge to 80% in 15 minutes at room temperature, CATL said in a press release.

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Electrek

JUNE 12, 2023

Together, the two companies intend to establish themselves as the world’s largest supplier of sodium-ion batteries for small EVs. more… The post BYD establishes joint venture to begin mass producing its nascent sodium-ion EV batteries appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Jitendra New EV Tech, a Nashik-based electric two-wheeler maker focused on Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets, is targeting a CY25 or early CY26 launch for indigenously sodium-battery powered vehicles, according to the co-founder Samkit Shah. “In India, 2-3 big companies are looking to work on sodium batteries.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

The world’s largest EV maker, BYD , broke ground on its first sodium-ion battery plant this week. Although lithium-ion is currently the primary battery in vehicles, companies are developing new chemistries to unlock lower prices, more range, faster charging, and less raw material use. BYD is investing $1.4

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Northvolt has introduced a sodium-ion battery for energy storage systems. Northvolt developed the sodium-ion technology for the battery together with research partner Altris. Source: Northvolt The post Northvolt’s sodium-ion battery validated at 160 Wh/kg – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In an interaction with ETAuto, Kabra he shed light on the company’s latest innovations and future prospects. In an interaction with ETAuto, Kabra he shed light on the company’s latest innovations and future prospects. tonne and 2-tonne vehicles.

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Innovation News Network

AUGUST 19, 2022

Dr Tim Nordh, CTO of Altris AB, explains how the company is driving a greener future with its offering of sustainable cathode and electrolyte materials for rechargeable sodium batteries. The company carries […]. The company carries […].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Sodium-ion batteries have long been touted as a possible successor to the lithium-ion kind—they may have lower energy density, but they rely on more abundant sodium rather than lithium, perform better in cold temperatures, and above all, tend to be cheaper. The model’s sodium battery version has a smaller battery pack (21.4

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 28, 2023

JAC Motors has developed a new EV sporting a sodium-ion battery that it says has lower costs and more abundant raw materials. That said, the company is owned, in part, by the Chinese government, making it unclear if anything related to JAC will make its way to North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 24, 2024

The first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) using a sodium-ion battery has been introduced by JAC Motors. While lithium-ion batteries are more developed and have a higher density than sodium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries are cheaper, dependable, and have better cold-weather performance. Why Sodium-ion Batteries?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

Comau , an Italian industrial automation company and LiNa , a solid-state sodium battery manufacturer, are developing a scalable manufacturing solution for sodium-metal-chloride battery cells. Comau provided LiNa with a detailed cell manufacturing automation roadmap.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A team from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has devised a heterogeneous acid catalyst, silica sulfuric acid, that shows high activity towards releasing hydrogen from sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ), with a hydrolysis rate of 5.5 Millenium Cell liquidated in 2008.). Earlier post.). 2014.11.040. Demirci, U. Andrieux, J., Hannauer, J.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Blackstone Technology GmbH may begin commercialization of 3D-printed solid-state sodium-ion batteries as early as 2025. Furthermore, the upscaling of sodium-based solid-state electrolytes on a ton scale is being developed in order to be able to produce them in the Blackstone Group from 2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Solid-state sodium-ion battery company LiNa Energy ( earlier post ) successfully completed an independent demonstration of its lithium-free sodium batteries for energy storage systems with commercial partner ion Ventures.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2011

BC Hydro has selected S&C Electric Company, a renewable energy integration company, for a sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery energy storage project intended to improve service reliability for a remote mountain community in British Columbia.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Demand for the element is so great for applications including electric vehicles, portable electronic devices, and stationary energy units, that lithium mining companies are struggling to keep up. In addition, about 90% of the world’s supply of lithium is controlled by Chinese companies. Also sodium is universally available.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 22, 2021

CATL unveils new sodium-ion battery for electric vehicles . The Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), the world’s largest electric car battery maker has unveiled a new battery that runs on the affordable and abundantly available sodium instead of lithium. CATL unveils new sodium-ion battery. and Volkswagen AG.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2015

British battery R&D company Faradion has demonstrated a proof-of-concept electric bike powered by sodium-ion batteries at the headquarters of Williams Advanced Engineering, which collaborated in the development of the bike. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Click to enlarge. Oxford University was also a partner.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2023

The dominant conventional process for refining battery-grade lithium from hard rocks such as spodumene and lepidolite relies on sulfuric acid and produces sodium sulfate as a byproduct—a waste stream that requires costly and proper disposal. Tesla will use inert reagents such as soda ash and lime.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

GE will invest an additional $70 million to expand its sodium-halide battery manufacturing plant in New York, which is part of the company’s new Energy Storage business. —GE Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2023

Hexana aims to implement a fast neutron and sodium-cooled reactor, integrating a high-temperature storage device. With electricity and heat, companies could capture CO 2 and produce steam, hydrogen, and synthetic fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2012

Following an investigation into the cause of a sodium-sulfur battery fire on 21 September 2011 at Mitsubishi Materials Corp.’s will begin collecting its existing sodium-sulfur (NaS) batteries from customers to make safety modifications. The company has supplied NaS batteries to 174 facilities operated by roughly 150 businesses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

GE’s Energy Storage business announced $63 million in new Durathon sodium-halide battery orders since the business launched in July. GE’s Durathon battery technology works by employing sodium chemistry to capture excess energy from the diesel fuel generators. Earlier post.) —Prescott Logan, General Manager, GE Energy Storage.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

In April, the company completed the diesel hydrotreater conversion, which will ramp up to 8,000 bbl/d (120 million gallons per year) of renewable diesel production by the third quarter of 2021. The company will purchase 100% of the soybean oil production. Earlier post.). The project is expected to be completed in late 2022.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Haldor Topsøe A/S, a global market leader in catalysis and related process technologies, recently acquired 18% of the shares in sodium-ion battery technology company Faradion Ltd, based in Sheffield, UK. Other partners in the investment included Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn Fund and Rising Stars Growth Fund II LP.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. A new company, Field Upgrading (Calgary, Alberta), has been formed dedicated to developing and commercializing the Molten Sodium Upgrading (MSU) technology. Source: Field Upgrading. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. The program began October 2009, and was completed September 2012.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least. READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2022

Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, will acquire 100% shareholding in sodium-ion battery developer Faradion Limited ( earlier post ) for an enterprise value of £100 million (US$135 million). Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet. billion ($73.8 billion ($10.9

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