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Battery giant CATL says sodium batteries are now ready for mainstream use and has signed a 60 GWh agreement, a signal that the long-discussed chemistry may be moving from promise toward scale.

CATL says sodium batteries have reached mainstream readiness and paired that claim with a massive 60 GWh deal, a signal that the chemistry is moving from promise toward scaled deployment.

A three-year, 60 GWh supply agreement between CATL and HyperStrong signals that sodium-ion batteries are moving from pilot-scale promise toward commercial energy storage deployment.

CATL has unveiled a new generation of battery technology that it says can charge from 10% to 98% in six minutes, intensifying the race with BYD over how fast EV charging can become.

CATL’s third-generation Shenxing lithium-iron phosphate battery targets two major EV pain points: fast charging and cold-weather performance.

A sodium-ion battery prototype from BAIC Group achieves 11-minute full charging and 450 km range, as global sodium-ion shipments surge 150% in a year toward mass-market deployment.