Sodium batteries can power up an electronically charged vehicle to drive up to 150 million miles before it needs to be replaced, imagine that!
Natron’s sodium battery isn’t just more eco-friendly. Other than being environmentally much more viable than lithium-ion batteries, they pack a massive power source that can change the whole energy dynamics.
Natron once had made this claim, that the battery they produce has a massive lifespan and can charge up to 50,000 cycles. Their battery packs such a massive amount of power and has such fast charging capability that it gets fully charged, from 0% to 99% within just a matter of 8 minutes timespan, which is huge.
Putting it into perspective, the sodium-ion batteries are equipped to run electronically charged vehicles way faster than lithium-ion batteries.
Thus, an EV with sodium batteries might travel up to 150 million miles before the battery has to be changed due to deterioration. The battery in this electric vehicle might last 10,000 years if it were driven 15,000 miles annually, which is the average yearly mileage in America. Also, it indicates that this vehicle could charge 4.6 times quicker than a Tesla Model 3 at a pace of 2,250 mph (miles of extra range per hour).
Natron has accomplished this by employing Persian Blue as the cathode and anode of the sodium battery since it can rapidly absorb large amounts of sodium ions without suffering any harm. As a result, energy density, durability, and charging rates all rise.
A sodium ion battery-powered electric car was presented by Chinese experts, marking a significant step in the commercialization of the nascent EV technology.
The Hua Xianzi (flower fairy), a five-seat passenger car, was on display during the second Chinese National Conference on Na-ion Batteries. It was created by HiNa Batteries, a high-tech business connected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Physics.
The demonstration car's battery has a 25 kilowatt-hour total energy capacity, and it can go up to 250 kilometers on a single charge. The car's batteries have an energy density of more than 140 watt hours per kilogram.
Compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries, the sodium ion battery has significant economic, safety, and sustainability benefits. When compared to their lithium equivalents, sodium ion battery packs now have a lower energy density, although this gap is narrowing because of recent advancements and discoveries in battery technology and materials research.
