China Environment News

China's Environment – Ecology, Energy, Belt & Road Initiative, and BRICS.


China’s CATL Industrial Breakthrough -Making Sodium Batteries 90% Cheaper than Lithium Ones

29 Dec 2025

What if the world’s largest battery company just announced batteries that cost as low as $10 per kilowatt hour? Not $100. Ten dollars. And the kicker? They’re using salt. Yes, the same stuff sitting on your kitchen table.

But China’s CATL makes more lithium batteries than anyone else on the planet. They’re literally winning the lithium game. So why are they suddenly pivoting to a technology that’s been considered second-rate for decades? No technical papers. No detailed explanations. Just bold claims and two new products ready to hit the market. So is this the real deal that changes everything?

See: Undecided with Matt Ferrell, September, 2025.  https://youtu.be/Wf84NJSiAeU


Discover more from China Environment News

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.