Video: Analyst Warns Sodium-Ion Battery Race Is China’s to Lose

A senior technology analyst at IDTechEx says that China, already a Goliath in the EV battery contest due to its resources and research prowess, is poised to be the leader in the burgeoning field of sodium-ion battery development and production.

“China is leading the race to sodium ion commercialization," IDTechEx’s Shazan Siddiqi tells internet technology media site The Register. “They have over 50 companies that are in the lab stage, and then there's probably about five to eight companies who are ready to commercialize … in the next few years.”

Here’s the entire interview: