US EditionCATL and the Ellen Macarthur Foundation Set Direction for Circular EV Batteries with Landmark Whitepaper
- On Thursday, CATL said it expects to launch its first sodium-ion batteries in passenger vehicles in the second quarter of 2026 following the Tectrans II launch for light commercial vehicles, Gao Huan confirmed.
- Amid rising lithium prices, CATL argues sodium-ion batteries lower costs by using cheaper materials despite public skepticism over Naxtra’s passenger vehicle rollout.
- CATL revealed multiple pack variants including a 253 kWh pack good for 800 km, swap packs of 42 kWh, 56 kWh and 81 kWh, plus a 45 kWh sodium-ion pack for light commercial vehicles.
- Mass production is expected this year in July, including a battery-swapping version, as CATL scales production into passenger vehicles, construction machinery and energy storage.
- Rising lithium prices make sodium-ion timing significant as CATL, HiNa, BYD, and Unigrid expand production, positioning sodium-ion to reduce EV costs and boost energy-storage markets.
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CATL and the Ellen Macarthur Foundation Set Direction for Circular EV Batteries with Landmark Whitepaper
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading The Charge – Turning risk into reward with a circular economy for EV batteries and critical minerals, a whitepaper released by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting…
CATL Sodium-Ion Batteries in Passenger Vehicles in July! - CleanTechnica
A lot of people have been skeptical about CATL’s new Naxtra sodium-ion batteries, wondering when they would appear in passenger vehicles. The wait is over. We have the answer. Following up on earlier announcements that sodium-ion batteries would be introduced to a wide range of products this year, CATL announced ... [continued] The post CATL Sodium-Ion Batteries in Passenger Vehicles in July! appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Already in the summer of 2026, the first car with sodium-ion battery is launched on the market. The technology could not only make electromobility cheaper, but also more environmentally friendly.
CATL Begins Commercial Production Of Sodium-Ion Batteries
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(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Most notably, the cold-resistant battery version is considered the world's first mass-produced sodium-ion battery.
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