Methanol Extended-Range Bus First Equipped with Sodium-Ion Battery! Xibei Power Enables Commercial Deployment of Methanol Extended-Range Buses
Recently, the sodium-ion power battery pack custom-developed by Xibei Power for a leading domestic automaker's methanol-extended-range bus was successfully shipped, marking a milestone breakthrough in the application of sodium-ion power batteries in urban public transportation, as they are installed for the first time in a methanol-extended-range bus.
The delivered battery system has a capacity of 25.6 kWh, deeply optimized for extended-range bus scenarios, featuring core advantages of 5C continuous and 10C peak high-rate charge and discharge capabilities. It can quickly respond to high-power demands such as vehicle start-stop, acceleration, and climbing, adapting to the high-frequency, heavy-load, and long-cycle operation characteristics of public buses. Leveraging the advantages of sodium-ion batteries, including controllable resource supply, excellent low-temperature performance, high safety, and lower full-lifecycle costs, this battery pack forms an efficient complement to methanol-extended-range technology, significantly improving vehicle energy utilization efficiency and effectively alleviating the charging pressure and cost pain points of traditional lithium batteries in bus scenarios.
As a pioneer in domestic sodium-ion battery technology, Xibei Power continues to focus on the R&D and industrialization of high-power sodium-ion batteries. This successful deployment fills the application gap of sodium-ion power batteries in the bus sector, providing a green "sodium-ion + extended-range" solution for new energy commercial vehicles and supporting the low-carbon and efficient transformation of public transportation.
In the future, Xibei Power will deepen collaborative innovation with vehicle manufacturers, accelerate the large-scale promotion of sodium-ion batteries in commercial vehicle scenarios such as buses, passenger transport, and logistics, and drive the upgrade of the new energy transportation industry through technological innovation, contributing to the steady realization of the "dual carbon" goals.