Toyota working on sodium ion battery technology to increase EV range – report

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Toyota is working on a new rechargeable sodium ion battery technology for electric vehicles (EVs), reports Japanese daily Nikkei. The automaker claims that the new batteries, significantly cheaper than current lithium-ion batteries, could potentially increase an EV’s range up to 1000km.

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