Teardown finds Chinese sodium-ion battery matches Tesla on manufacturing quality

A commercial sodium-ion battery from Chinese manufacturer Hina matches Tesla’s lithium-ion cells on manufacturing quality and internal design, according to an independent teardown published in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports Physical Science . Researchers at Germany’s RWTH Aachen University…

First covered Jun 22, 2026 · 6:05 AM PT · 1 article

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4d Electrek Chinese sodium-ion battery matches Tesla on build quality, teardown finds — A commercial sodium-ion battery from Chinese manufacturer Hina matches Tesla’s lithium-ion cells on manufacturing quality and internal design, according to an…

Appeared in: 2026-06-22 (#5) · 2026-06-23 (#5)

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