- Catl unveils the second generation of its fast -charge battery “Shenxing”
- A five -minute load can add more than 320 miles of reach
- Lithium-Fer phosphate battery cells are cheaper than rivals rich in nickel
EV giants in China are currently involved in a battery load shopping race because Byd, Huawei and Zeekr have recently announced that they had cracked load speeds of 1 MW for five -minute battery recharges.
Catl, which is the largest EV battery manufacturer in the world from afar, has also joined the competition, announcing that its shenxing ‘LFP (lithium-ion phosphate’ shenxing ‘battery) can add more than 320 miles in just five minutes from the quick quick but currently slim charges.
Stw about that the batteries are in more than 67 new electric vehicles that should arrive this year, CATL technology director Gao Huan said the objective was to do Shenxing “the standard” technology for electric vehicles.
But in parallel with the technology of the company range, it also announced a sodium battery rich in energy, marked like Naxtra. This will offer a range of more than 300 miles, offering a much more affordable and safer option to current lithium and lead acid batteries.
CATL says that technology reaches an energy density of 175 WH per kg, which puts it equally with many LFP Premium battery packs today found in BYD, Tesla and Volvo products.
In addition, with an abundance of sodium, it reduces dependence on rare earth materials, which makes it much cheaper for manufacturing and could therefore be introduced to more affordable and entry -level vehicles in the future.
China continues to advance EV technology
In addition to its more affordable sodium-based batteries and its ultra-rapid load packs, the company’s CTO also referred to a new “double power” pack design, which would operate two different chemical chemicals to operate in parallel.
Although there are few examples of the real world during the recent technological day of the company in Shanghai, Catl said that two lithium-ion units with nickel-manmange-cobalt cathodes could potentially offer a capacity of 180 kWh-far away the 100 kWh praised by the most expensive EVs.
This would actually be able to supply a small electric sedan over almost 950 miles before the batteries are dry, practically dubbing the range praised by some of the most advanced electric vehicles for sale today.
Of course, this type of technology will be reserved for the richest CATL automotive customers and integrated into premium models that the masses can only dream of allowing themselves.
But the constant “leveling” of the company’s battery technology means that even the most basic technology it offers becomes more dense, safer and faster to load.
Are the long loading stops and traveling by electric car constantly interrupted soon behind us? Hopefully yes.
