At the Munich Motor Show, the global leader in electric vehicle batteries made its presence known. CATL introduced its Shenxing Pro, deeming it “the world’s first LFP battery to deliver a 758 km WLTP range.”
The extended driving range is only a piece of it, however. CATL’s new battery is safer (versus other Lithium-ion types) and features a record-breaking 12-year, 1,000,000 km lifespan, all while promising a lower cost. It’s also now the fastest-charging battery in Europe, with 12C peak charging speeds. In just 10 minutes, the new battery can add nearly 300 miles (478 km) WLTP range
Source: Clean Technica: Read The Article
PSR Analysis: While Tesla (who not so long ago was seen as making the best batteries) can’t even make one battery cell that is at least as good as Panasonic, CATL is actually pushing the industry forward by investing and moving ahead in leaps and bounds. The US continues to fall behind in more and more areas as China surges ahead with battery development. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast and Technology Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
