Electric vehicles are colliding with a hard reality: lithium is expensive, supply chains are fragile, and safety concerns still unsettle buyers. A new generation of solid-state sodium-ion batteries ...

Amidst the booming influx of electric vehicles worldwide, automakers and tech companies have been focusing on optimizing the most vital and expensive part of EVs: the batteries. Lithium-ion and ...

New advances in sodium-ion battery technology might finally pave the way toward replacing the ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries. The latest research covers revolutionary solid electrolytes and cathode ...

Researchers have developed a mass synthesis process for sodium-containing sulfides. Mass synthesis of electrolytes with high conductivity and formability is key to the practical use of all-solid-state ...

A report published on Tuesday indicated that BYD is preparing to start mass-producing solid-state batteries and sodium-ion cells starting in the second half of 2023. Hours later, BYD dismissed the ...

A new sodium-ion battery offers a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems, scientists say, paving the way for more sustainable EVs. When you purchase through links on our ...

Solid-state sodium batteries use sodium, a more abundant and accessible resource compared to lithium. Sodium is primarily derived from sodium chloride, which is abundant in seawater and readily ...

Professor Y. Shirley Meng of the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. Image courtesy of Dr. Y. Shirley Meng If nations are to meet their sustainable energy goals, experts argue that ...

Jan. 22 (Asia Today) --As electric vehicle demand cools and cost pressure rises, South Korea's top battery makers are accelerating work on solid-state and sodium-ion batteries as next-generation bets, ...

Researchers in Canada have just unveiled a new solid-state sodium battery design that could potentially lead to cheaper, safer, and more sustainable energy storage systems. Developed at Western ...