Sodium-Ion Batteries Enter Commercial Markets in Vehicles and Home Storage
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Sodium-ion batteries are transitioning from research to commercial applications, with JAC Motors (in partnership with Volkswagen) shipping the Sehol/E10X electric vehicle with sodium-ion batteries since 2023, and Bluetti introducing the Pioneer Na portable power station. These developments mark the beginning of sodium-ion battery adoption in automotive and home storage markets, offering potential advantages over lithium-ion batteries including lower cost and improved safety.
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· 5 pulledSodium-ion batteries have been in the works for years, and now sodium-ion batteries have started to appear in cars and home storage.
JAC, in a partnership with Volkswagen, has been shipping a vehicle called the Sehol or E10X with sodium-ion batteries since 2023.
Recently, Bluetti introduced the Pioneer Na (sodium) portable power station.
This is just the beginning.
HiNa supplied sodium-ion batteries for JAC Motors in 2023.
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Sodium-ion batteries have been in the works for years, and now sodium-ion batteries have started to appear in cars and home storage. JAC, in a partnership with Volkswagen, has been
