# Sodium-ion batteries for electric scooters enter mass production: what changes for buyers

- Published: 2026-11-03 21:17 UTC
- Section: Power & Energy › Batteries
- Tags: sodium-ion battery, electric scooter, micromobility
- URL: https://realtech.media/news/rt-e958af8df4d0311e5c8abffa_sodium_ion_batteries/

**Cheaper than lithium and unafraid of frost, but heavier for the same capacity. We explain which models will get the new cells first.**

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A battery manufacturer has announced the start of a production line for sodium-ion cells for micromobility. The first batches go to assemblers of electric scooters and warehouse equipment.

The main arguments are price and cold: sodium is cheaper than lithium, and the cells keep most of their capacity at minus twenty degrees. The price for this is mass: at the same capacity the battery is roughly a third heavier.

## What it means for the vehicles

For a scooter that rides around a city in winter, the extra mass matters less than the ability to charge and deliver energy in the cold. For long-range electric cars sodium is not yet a competitor: there every kilogram counts.

## Our outlook

Expect city electric scooters and warehouse trucks to get cheaper over the coming seasons; for passenger electric cars lithium will remain the main chemistry for several more years.

## Sources

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