Recently, The new sodium-ion cell developed by Highstar and the sodium-ion battery pack developed by Shanghai Hirano Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. are undergoing application verification experiments in the 1.5 ton concept electric vehicle project of Komatsu Manufacturing Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as Komatsu Manufacturing Co., LTD.).
Komatsu is a well-known multinational company with a global presence, including construction machinery and mining machinery, small urban machinery, forestry equipment and industrial machinery. For more than 100 years since its inception, Komatsu has continued to refine its technology and provide the latest solutions.
Sodium is an abundant element on the earth, its stable supply chain and potential cost reduction advantages in the future, making sodium-ion batteries increasingly competitive in the field of new energy. Compared with lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries show a unique competitiveness in terms of raw material supply stability, cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness, and with its superior potential characteristics such as high current discharge and fast charging, providing a new power solution for industrial production forklifts. Compared with lithium electric vehicles, sodium-electric vehicles are expected to charge faster and have wider temperature adaptability. In the field of construction machinery, which is relatively insensitive to energy density requirements, it has a differentiated competitive advantage.
This is not only a demonstration of technological innovation, but also an important breakthrough in the field of new energy applications. Worldwide, the demand for new energy technologies is growing, especially in the field of industrial vehicles, and the quest for efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective energy solutions never stops. Highstar power sodium-ion batteries, with their unique performance advantages, are expected to become an important force to promote the development of this field.
Highstar power adheres to the global strategic development layout based on domestic, growing international operations and expanding overseas markets. As the world's leading efficient small power & energy storage solution supplier, Highstar will continue to explore new energy market trends in the future, meet the diversified needs of global consumers, and focus on customers. Continue to deliver high-quality products and services to provide sustainable energy solutions for the world and help mankind enter a smart and worry-free future.
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From 11 to 13 June 2025, the 18th (SNEC 2025) International Solar Photovoltaic and Intelligent Energy Exhibition (Shanghai) Conference and Exhibition was grandly held in Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Centre. In this highly anticipated industry top event,China's new energy industry forerunner and innovator -- Highstar, with its energy storage full series of products and five core scenarios of solutions brilliant debut, attracted a large number of industry experts, customers and the media came to communicate and visit. It has become one of the focuses of the exhibition.