# CATL Announced Six Batteries Last Week. Everyone Covered the Wrong One.

- slug: catl-announced-six-batteries-last-week-everyone-covered-the-wrong-one
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Space & Aerospace

The six-minute EV charger got the headlines. CATL’s Naxtra sodium-ion battery, with no cobalt, no nickel, and a world-record energy density for the chemistry, is already in a production car.

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