Chinese EV Maker JAC Unveils World's First Car Powered By Cheaper Sodium-Ion Battery

24 Feb 2023 | Abstracted from SCMP

The battery, which could help reduce the cost of EVs by 10 per cent, was developed by Beijing-based start-up Hina Battery Technologies. The JAC EV, a demo car, is fitted with a 25 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery that can go as far as 250 kilometres (155mi) on a single charge...

"Their energy density of 140 watt-hours (Wh) per kilogram is lower than that of lithium-ion batteries which use nickel, manganese and cobalt as ingredients."

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