CATL secures 60 GWh sodium-ion battery order with Hyperstrong

From ESS News Battery manufacturing heavyweight CATL has secured what is described as the world’s largest sodium-ion battery order with Chinese system integrator HyperStrong. On April 27, the two companies announced a three-year partnership with a total order volume of 60 GWh. “This collaboration signifies that CATL has successfully overcome challenges across the full mass-production chain of sodium-ion batteries, reaching large-scale delivery capability. As the largest sodium-ion battery order globally to date, it marks the beginning of a new phase in the commercialization of sodium-ion technology,” CATL said in a press release. Since 2016, CATL has invested nearly CNY 10 billion (about $1.5 billion) in sodium-ion R&D.

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