Beyond Lithium: New Battery Tech Starts to Break Through
Reported byYale Environment 360 ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Sodium-ion and solid-state battery technologies are moving from lab to market as alternatives to lithium-ion dominance. In 2024, over 40 percent of energy-related patents were on batteries—a record level of innovation. EV sales hit 20 million in 2025 (about a quarter of all cars sold globally), and solar storage capacity has grown twentyfold in just five years.
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