Chinese scientists create sodium car
Chinese scientists create sodium car
Nury Vittachi

Chinese scientists create sodium car

Breakthroughs set to make a big difference in energy sector

This could change everything. A series of breakthroughs by scientists in China will see expensive, hard-to-find lithium replaced by cheap, easily available sodium in many applications.

China is building 16 sodium-ion battery plants and will have 95% of the world’s capacity within two years, analysts say.

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First published by Fridayeveryday via YouTube on April 17, 2023. Republished with permission.

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Nury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi is the editor of Fridayeveryday.com, a new media and events group based in Hong Kong. He wrote the comedy-crime novel series The Feng Shui Detective as well as non-fiction works and novels for children.

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