#Sodium #Electric #Bike

Great news! EV sales in #India surpass 150,000 units for the first time in May 2023. An outstanding annual growth of 64% compared to last year 2022. Market observers as well report a sharp rise in #electric two-wheeler sales due to national subsidies, an exanding #charging #infrastructure and declining #cell prices.

As Asian and Western #battery manufacturers see India as a super attractive consumer market, India itself is trying to empower its own domestic battery producers. According to Prof. Amreesh Chandra, a growing part of India's young battery industry takes a bet on a specific domestic battery material mix: #Sodium-ion batteries.

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These cell innovations rely on #sodium #carbonate, sodium #hydroxide (electrolyte) as well as #aluminum (current collectors), #iron #phosphate (cathode) and #hard #carbons (anode). "All of these materials can be mined, produced and deployed by companies in India, says Prof. Amreesh Chandra. His research at the #Indian Institute of #Technology (IIT) proves the following advantages of sodium ion batteries for electric bikes:

India's Sodium-Ion Batteries
1) Enough energy density for #electric #bikes
2) ~30% cheaper than lithium-ion battery imports
3) Sustainable #mining, #production and #manufacturing
4) Great #rechargability #power #density characteristics