Apr 25, 2024
Battery Giant CATL’s Newest Pack Can Power Cars Even Further
Bloomberg News
,(Bloomberg) -- Less than a year after unveiling a fast-charging, long-lasting electric vehicle battery, industry giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is back with an upgrade.
Its Shenxing Plus battery pack can power a car up to 600 kilometers (370 miles) from just a 10-minute charge, the company said at the Auto China show in Beijing. The lithium-iron-phosphate battery is capable of 1,000 kilometers of range on a full charge.
The world’s biggest maker of clean-car batteries said it’s responding to drivers who still have anxiety about range and charging infrastructure. The two issues are major hurdles to more widespread adoption of EVs.
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The new battery is an upgrade to the Shenxing, which was just announced in August. That version can power a vehicle 400 kilometers from a 10-minute charge or up to 700 kilometers on a full charge and is used in 50 EV models including one of Xiaomi SU7’s offerings.
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