# A new sodium battery posts wild four-minute charging numbers, but don’t expect it in an EV yet

> A new sodium-metal battery has posted a charging number that makes today’s EVs look painfully slow. In laboratory testing, the cell operated at a 15C rate, equivalent to completing a charge or discharge in roughly four…

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/a-new-sodium-battery-posts-wild-four-minute-charging-numbers-but-dont-expect-it-in-an-ev-yet/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a54da45c9bd3cdbff4d3678)
- **Published:** 2026-07-13
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #surface #ev
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