China's Sodium-Ion Truck Battery Keeps 90% Power Even at -40°F Cold
The 339 kWh pack kept over 90% usable capacity at -40°C and charges in 20 to 25 minutes, Zhongke Haina said.
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China's sodium-ion truck battery keeps 90% power even at -40°F cold
Chinese heavy truck maker FAW Jiefang has completed a seven-month real-world test of a sodium-ion battery electric truck, marking another step in China’s push to commercialize lower-cost alternatives to lithium-ion batteries for transport. The company conducted a full-condition, systematic trial covering more than 9,300 miles with its electric truck fleet. Unlike laboratory testing, the trial followed real-world service operations, exposing the…
From labs to logistics: China tests sodium batteries in HD trucks
Made from more affordable and more abundant materials than li-ion, sodium batteries promise more abundant and more affordable electric vehicles – but will sodium batteries be practical for commercial trucks? Chinese truck brand FAW Jiefang is working to find out.
While in electric cars energy density is key because there is less space for batteries, this aspect is not so important in larger vehicles; in fact, this is why LFP batteries (lithium ferrophosphate) were first used in buses, giving the jump to cars later. FAW Jiefang, the truck division of the Chinese group FAW, has completed the first tests in real conditions with a heavy truck equipped with a sodium battery.tags: trucks, electric, batteries, …
FAW tests sodium-ion battery on heavy truck: 90% capacity retention in extreme cold and 20-minute charging
FAW Jiefang and HiNa Battery successfully test sodium-Ion truck. The post FAW tests sodium-ion battery on heavy truck: 90% capacity retention in extreme cold and 20-minute charging appeared first on CarNewsChina.com.
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