Why CATL and BYD Are STILL Betting on Sodium-Ion Batteries.
Sodium-ion batteries are back in the spotlight — but not for the reasons most people think. Sodium-ion chemistry has been written off for high-performance applications in the past, but new research reveals how ion transport and electrode design are transforming sodium-ion into a product that can genuinely challenge lithium-ion's dominance. Maybe that's why CATL and BYD are now accelerating real-world deployment despite lingering scepticism. Help support this channel's independence at / justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhave... Reference Links Clean Technica's take on Sodium-ion https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/05/... Fujii et al - Revealing the kinetic limits of sodiation and lithiation at hard carbon using the diluted electrode method https://www.livescience.com/technolog... BAM (Germany) research paper https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/e... https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/11... CATL news https://insideevs.com/news/786509/cat... https://cnevpost.com/2026/02/03/chang... https://carnewschina.com/2026/01/30/c... https://carnewschina.com/2026/01/30/c... BYD news https://carnewschina.com/2024/01/05/b... https://www.reuters.com/business/auto... https://www.electrive.com/2024/01/05/... Lithium prices https://carboncredits.com/lithium-pri... Another recent breakthrough since making this video https://www.bgr.com/2096333/sodium-io... Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: / simonoxfphys ClimateTown: / @climatetown Dr Gilbz / @drgilbz zentouro: / zentouro Climate Adam: / climateadam Kurtis Baute: / scopeofscience Sarah Karvner: / @sarahkarver Beckisphere: / @beckisphere Our Changing Climate : / @ourchangingclimate
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