CATL has developed a battery capable of allowing an electric vehicle to drive
1,500km on a single charge, the Chinese group claimed on Tuesday, as it
challenges BYD for supremacy on range and charging speed.
The company's latest version of its condensed Qilin battery has a greater range
than the distance by road from London to Barcelona and marks a leap from the
1,000km limit of its previous edition.
CATL also released an upgrade to its Shenxing, which can charge from 10 per
cent to 98 per cent in six-and-a-half minutes, an improvement from the
previous edition which charged from 5 per cent to 80 per cent in 15 minutes. It
is also considerably faster than the nine minutes taken for BYD's latest Blade
battery, which was unveiled last month, to charge from 10 to 97 per cent.
CATL and BYD, which together account for more than half of the global EV
battery market, are pouring billions of dollars into research and development,
targeting innovations in cell chemistry and manufacturing.
Zum Glück wussten wir in Europa ja frühzeitig, dass Batterietechnologie sowieso eine Sackgasse ist und es sich deshalb nicht lohnt, da in Forschung und Entwicklung zu investieren. Außerdem haben Elektroautos keine Seele, und Gas aus Russland ist billig. #CATL #BYD
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