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title: "From labs to logistics: China tests sodium batteries in HD trucks"
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description: "Chinese truck manufacturer FAW Jiefang successfully completed a seven-month, 15,000 km real-world test of sodium-ion batteries in heavy-duty electric trucks. Co-developed with Zhongke Haina, the 339 kWh battery packs retained over 90% capacity at -40°C, demonstrating viability for extreme cold conditions and commercial logistics applications."
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# From labs to logistics: China tests sodium batteries in HD trucks

Made from more affordable and more abundant materials than li-ion, sodium batteries promise more abundant and more affordable electric vehicles –but will sodium batteries be practical for commercial trucks? Chinese truck brand FAW Jiefang is working to find out.

Chinese heavy truck brand FAW Jiefang recently completed a full-condition, systematic test that ran for nearly seven months and covered more than 15,000 km (~9,350 miles). The tests closely tracked its electric truck fleet’s real-world operations in both extreme heat and cold, relying on continuous service-style operations (as opposed to laboratory test cycles) that exposed the sodium-ion battery packs to the kinds of stresses electric trucking fleets actually face on a daily basis: long-haul runs, repeated charging sessions, and constant exposure to changing road and weather conditions.

The results were impressive.

## Sodium battery test results

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Jiefang J6P electric semi trucks; via CNEVPost.

At -40°C, the 339 kWh sodium-ion battery pack co-developed by FAW and battery supplier Zhongke Haina retained more than 90% of its usable capacity – more than enough to ensure it can reliably meet the freight needs in the coldest regions of northern China, where nighttime temperatures can frequently plummet to -20°C in areas like Harbin and Shenyang.

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