Baua Electric
JANUARY 5, 2024
The world’s largest EV maker, BYD , broke ground on its first sodium-ion battery plant this week. You likely heard that BYD just topped Tesla in overall EV volume to become the largest electric car maker globally. Last June, the unit created its own joint venture with Huaihai Holding Group to expand into sodium-ion batteries.
Push EVs
MAY 5, 2023
The JAC Yiwei 3 is an electric hatchback in the B-segment that will arrive in June with LFP batteries, but a version powered by a sodium-ion battery is already confirmed to arrive at a later date. This hatchback will be a direct alternative to electric cars such as the Peugeot e-208 and the Renault ZOE. Exciting times.
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. It’s also less dense and may not provide the same range estimates, but lower-cost EVs are what the industry needs right now. Image: Iryna Imago via Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC insider.
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
Get Electric Vehicle
JANUARY 24, 2024
The first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) using a sodium-ion battery has been introduced by JAC Motors. The EV will be branded under Yiwei which is their new brand under JAC Motors. HiNA Battery’s cylindrical sodium-ion cells are expected in the upcoming Yiwei EV. Why Do We Care?
Cars That Think
AUGUST 27, 2021
Natural philosophers of the day believed that electricity and magnetism were two distinct phenomena, but Ørsted suggested that the flow of electricity through a wire created a magnetic field around it. He had discovered sodium, potassium, and several compounds and invented the. miner's safety lamp.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2012
GE’s ecomagination.com publication reports that GE engineers have begun testing a transit bus equipped with a new hybrid energy system integrating GE’s Durathon sodium-halide battery ( earlier post ), a lithium-ion battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. Current fuel-cell-powered buses must include batteries to provide power for acceleration.
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