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Sodium-ion car batteries

Recorded year2024

JAC's Yiwei EV, delivered from January 2024 with HiNa sodium-ion cells, is the first car sold with lithium-free batteries; CATL's follow in 2026.

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Built on

Lithium-ion batteryRecorded · 1991enables
Modern electric carRecorded · 2008enables

Led to

All-solid-state EV batteriesForecast · ~2028influences
Useful humanoid for $10,000Forecast · ~2031enables
Self-driving bike-lane podForecast · ~2044enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.