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    Volkswagen-backed EV maker to introduce first sodium-ion battery powered electric car in January

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    By Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi on December 29, 2023 Brands, Business, Electric Cars, Manufacturing, News, Report, Technology, Transportation

    JAC Motors, a Volkswagen-backed Chinese automaker, is set to launch the first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) with a sodium-ion battery through its new Yiwei brand. Although sodium-ion battery tech has a lower density (and is less mature) than lithium-ion, its lower costs, more abundant supplies and superior cold-weather performance could help accelerate mass EV adoption.

    CarNewsChina reports that the JAC Yiwei EV hatchback deliveries will begin in January.

    Yiwei is a new brand in 2023 for JAC. Volkswagen has a 75 percent stake in (and management control of) JAC and owns 50 percent of JAC’s parent company, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Holdings (JAG). The Chinese government owns the other half of JAG, making for one of the auto industry’s stranger pairings.

    The Sehol E10X, revealed earlier this year. The yellow hatchback sits in a city parking lot with parked cars and buildings behind it.
    The Sehol E10X, which the new Yiwei EV appears to be a rebranded version of. (JAC via CarNewsChina)

    The Yiwei EV appears to be a rebranded version of the Sehol E10X hatchback (above), announced earlier this year. 

    CarNewsChina describes the Sehol model as having a 252 km (157 miles) range with a 25 kWh capacity, 120 Wh / kg energy density, 3C to 4C charging, and a HiNa NaCR32140 cell. When JAC revealed the Yiwei brand in May, it said it would drop the Sehol label and rebrand all its vehicles to either JAC or Yiwei, leading us to this week’s EV reveal.

    JAC hasn’t yet said whether the Yiwei-branded model will keep the E10X moniker.

    In April, JAC showcased a separate EV called the Yiwei 3 at the Shanghai Auto Show. That model launched in June with an LFP lithium battery, promising the sodium-ion variant would launch later.

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    JAC via CarNewsChina

    The new Yiwei EV reportedly uses cylindrical sodium-ion cells from HiNA Battery. JAC assembles the batteries using the company’s modular UE (Unitized Encapsulation) honeycomb structure, which is similar to CATL’s CTP (cell-to-pack) and BYD’s Blade designs. This layout potentially offers improved stability and performance.

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    Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi has been covering blockchain technology, intelligent technologies, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, telecommunications technology, sustainability, autonomous vehicles, and other topics for Innovation Village since 2017. In the years since, he has published over 4,000 articles — a mix of breaking news, reviews, helpful how-tos, industry analysis, and more. | Open DM on Twitter @TapiwaMutisi

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