Chinese Carmakers Begin Mass Rollout of Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs

What’s new: Two Chinese state-owned carmakers have begun mass-producing mini electric vehicles (EVs) powered by sodium-ion batteries, considered a possible alternative to the lithium-ion batteries currently used in most EVs.

The first batch of the Huaxianzi passenger EVs equipped with HiNa Battery Technology Co. Ltd.’s sodium-ion batteries, rolled off the production line of Yiwei, an Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. Ltd. brand, on Wednesday, Hina said in a statement. Large-scale deliveries are set to begin in January.