When California-based Natron Energy closed its doors last month, the headlines sounded like a death knell for sodium-ion batteries in America.
After all, Natron wasn’t just another startup — it was the company that promised a $1.4 billion battery factory in North Carolina, aiming to produce up to 14 gigawatt-hours of next-generation energy storage.
But insiders say: don’t count sodium-ion out just yet.
While Natron’s failure highlights the U.S.’s uphill battle in clean battery manufacturing, ...
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