A CATL sign is outside its research and development hub and Chinese battery manufacturer’s headquarters, Fujian Province, on November 8, 2024.
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China CattleEV battery’s world’s largest supplier, Announced A set of new upcoming products on Monday, including a battery, claims that “there is a new global record for superfast charging technology.”
In a post on WeChat, the company-miraculous amperex Technology company Ltd.- said that its second generation of Shanexing battery can connect 520 km (323 mi) driving range from just five minutes of charging time-a little longer than filling the cars.
This seems to put the fast charging of CATL to the Chinese EV legend and to put it in front of Tesla rival BideWhich last month Surprised the industry It was claimed with a charging system that it could add about 400 km to its battery even in about 5 minutes.
There were some analysts Doubt about byd’s claimsKeeping in mind the potential technical barriers and high costs. However, if it proves possible on a large scale, the technique can help reduce consumer concerns about the EV industry. Electrical vehicle limit And facility.
The latest claims of CATL will also place its state -of -the -art charging speed Comfortably Among its western contestants. Tesla’s latest supercharger can add to a range of 270 km in 15 minutes, while Mercedes-Benz Group recently Said One of its batteries can recharge up to 325 kilometers within 10 minutes.
CATL said that the new Shanexing product is also the world’s first lithium iron phosphate battery with both 800 km range and 12C peak charging rate. It states that the battery performs better than the highest current charging level of the industry in a low temperature environment of -10 ° C.
On Monday, Cattle also revealed the new battery within its “Naxertra” series, stating that it would be “the world’s first month -produced sodium ion battery”, which reduces the dependence of the EV industry on Lithium.
The company said that sodium -ion battery can help reduce the cost of maintenance and are capable of performing at extreme temperatures of -40 ° C to +70 ° C.
One of the NAXTRA batteries was for a particularly heavy duty trucks, which the company provides service life over eight years, providing a lower life cycle cost and high efficiency than the traditional lead-acid battery.
CATL’s Shenzhen-list shares were trading up to about 1% on Tuesday.
