China's newest battery runs on salt, and powers vehicles in extreme cold climates https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/b05f5888-83bf-47cb-9cb7-f610da268f47 China is in mass production of a sodium-ion battery, which opens vast new markets for electric vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries drive most electric vehicles, and lithium has a long and complex supply chain. The refining of lithium is expensive, and poses severe environmental challenges. Sodium is abundant, everywhere, and sodium batteries perform far better in cold climates. Closing scene, Fanjingshan Temple, Guizhou Resources and links: THIS CAR RUNS ON SALT?! China Just Killed Lithium [2026] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86nXClcCaQQ The World’s First Sodium-Ion Battery EV Is A Winter Range Monster https://insideevs.com/news/786509/catl-changan-worlds-first-sodium-ion-battery-ev/ China’s CATL tests EVs – and lithium’s dominance – with pioneering sodium-ion battery https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3342481/chinas-catl-tests-evs-and-lithiums-dominance-pioneering-sodium-ion-battery This Cool New Car Could Change The Future Of EV Batteries Forever https://www.bgr.com/2100215/changan-ev-sodium-ion-battery-change-everything/ CATL and CHANGAN Launch World’s First Mass-Production Sodium-Ion Passenger Vehicle https://www.catl.com/en/news/6720.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:10:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube China's newest battery runs on salt, and powers vehicles in extreme cold climates https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/b05f5888-83bf-47cb-9cb7-f610da268f47 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.