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Fueled by the promise of more electric vehicles and stationary energy storage installations, the battery industry is moving quickly. Chemistries that barely existed years ago are entering the market.
The latest: sodium-ion. China’s Changan Automobile has rolled out the first mass-produced EV powered by a sodium-ion battery. And it promises to perform extraordinarily well in cold weather, Suvrat Kothari reports.
Could sodium-ion cells displace lithium-ion in a major way? We’ll have to see.
Here’s what else is going on today:
I sat down with Slate’s CEO for a company update, and I published our full conversation.
An unexpected EV maker could lead the charge into solid-state batteries in the U.S.
Ford sheds light on its “unicasting” process for its upcoming $30,000 electric pickup truck.
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The World’s First Sodium-Ion Battery EV Is A Winter Range Monster
It’s the beginning of a “dual chemistry era” as sodium-ion batteries have overcome all hurdles to enter mass production.
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America's First Car With Solid-State Batteries Could Come From This Little-Known EV Maker
Karma Automotive has not made a fully electric model yet. Its first one could ditch lithium-ions altogether for a solid-state pack.
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Ford’s $30,000 EV Pickup Takes A Page From Tesla To Transform How Cars Are Built
Ford CEO Jim Farley shared a bit more about the mysterious pickup on social media on Thursday.