Another key reason CATL, BYD, and others are investing in sodium-ion batteries is to mitigate rising lithium prices. Sodium ...

Nothing is certain except death, taxes — and the steady decline in the cost of clean energy technologies. That includes batteries. The average price of a lithium-ion battery pack fell 20 percent this ...

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But soon, prices crashed back down to earth. We saw lower-than-expected demand for EVs in the US, and developers ramped up mining and processing to meet demand. Through late 2024 and 2025, lithium ...

Trend could further depress prices received for the materials harvested by battery recyclers. Lower battery prices are unlikely to be welcomed by companies that have invested to recover black mass, ...

Battery costs continue to drop on a per-kWh basis, from $790 in 2013 to a record low $139 now, according to a survey by research firm BloombergNEF. A drop in the cost of raw materials and a plateau in ...

Beijing has announced plans to roll back export VAT rebates on lithium-ion batteries and key battery materials. The VAT export rebates will drop to 6% from 9% in April 2026 and eventually be ...

Chinese engineers at CATL have begun mass-producing sodium-ion cells at their new 30GWh facility in Fujian province. Chery and BYD will start using them in a few months. CATL’s first-gen sodium ...