CATL unveils new EV battery that charges as fast as pumping gas
a year ago
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- CATL unveils new battery technologies with ultra-fast charging and lower costs.
- CATL is the world's largest battery manufacturer, advancing electric transportation.
- CATL's success is partly due to advancements in lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells.
- LFP cells are cheaper and now have improved energy density.
- CATL introduces Naxtra sodium-ion battery cells with 175 Wh/kg energy density.
- Sodium-ion cells offer faster charging, longer lifecycles, and improved safety.
- CATL's Shenxing LFP battery cells can charge at ~1,000 kW, adding 300 miles in ~5 minutes.
- Shenxing cells will be in 67 EV models by year-end.
- BYD, CATL's competitor, also unveiled high-speed charging technology.