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Radical EV shift! Battery giant CATL says sodium-ion tech will be on sale by late 2025

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New generation sodium-ion batteries are only a few months away from a showroom debut in some parts of the world, at least. The new battery chemistry promises to lower the price of EVs by significantly reducing the manufacturing cost of the most expensive component of an electric car. Sodium-ion is cheaper than lithium-ion, said Zhao.

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Flash Drive: 2025 Cadillac Optiq

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Battery and Charging The lithium-ion battery with 85 kWh of useable battery energy will replenish on a DC fast charger at 79 miles of range in 10 minutes. Because of this we dont address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Photos by John Faulkner and Cadillac. [

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Road Test: 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning SuperCrew Pro 4X4

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F-150 Lightning Pro Specifications Standard Range Battery Where work meets play 4×4 with a single speed transmission Dual electric motors 98 kWh, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery 452 horsepower (hp) 775 pound-feet of torque (lb.-ft.) Because of this we dont address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Huawei’s huge battery breakthrough! New solid state tech promises massive range and miniscule charging times

EV Central

Taking the battery-making industry by surprise, the fresh filing is for a solid-state style battery delivers an energy density of between 400 and 500Wh/kg – two or three times that of conventional lithium-ion cells. It also harnesses a sulfide chemistry that even the biggest battery-makers have struggled to make work.

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Road Test: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

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IONIQ 5 N: Powering-up Dual Electric Motors 84 kWh Lithium-ion Polymer battery Base Horsepower: 601 Base Torque: 545 pound-feet N Grin Boost Horsepower: 641 N Grin Boost Torque: 568 lb.-ft. kWh lithium-ion battery has pre-heating. We do not recommend or encourage trying this, but the top speed is set at 162 mph.

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Road Test: 2025 Hyundai Tucson PHEV Limited AWD

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The 88 kW electric motor (powered by a the 360 kWh lithium-ion battery), contributes 97 horsepower and 224 pound-feet of torque, for a total system output of 268 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Road Test: 2025 GMC Hummer 3X EV Pickup

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Fast to charge, too Charging Whether it be driving on or off-road the Hummer EVs massive 210 kWh lithium-ion battery ($9,995 option) needs to be charged. Because of this we dont address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Photos by John Faulkner and GMC. [

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