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"path": "/2026/06/22/chinese-sodium-ion-battery-matches-tesla-build-quality/",
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"textContent": "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_.\n\nResearchers at Germany’s RWTH Aachen University measured cell-to-cell resistance varying by just 5.3% across 120 cells — a sign of tightly controlled mass production rivaling the best lithium cells on the market.",
"title": "Chinese sodium-ion battery matches Tesla on build quality, teardown finds"
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