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CATL launches lighter battery to meet higher efficiency requirement

  • On Tuesday, Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited launched its latest-generation Qilin battery in Beijing, featuring a lighter battery pack that delivers a 1,000 km driving range per charge.
  • Ahead of the Beijing Auto Show beginning Friday, CATL is prioritizing high-quality innovation over price competition to bolster its dominant global position and set industry benchmarks.
  • CATL also debuted an upgraded Shenxing battery charging from 10% to 98% in six minutes and 27 seconds, surpassing BYD's second-generation Blade battery, which requires nine minutes.
  • Chairman Robin Zeng Yuqun emphasized that for Chinese technology to expand globally, it must rely on "high-quality innovation and verifiable capabilities" rather than quantity and speed to establish brand credibility.
  • Market data from Seoul-based SNE Research shows CATL holds over a 40 per cent share of the global market, continuing to outperform the runner-up, which held 13.4 per cent.
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The struggle to improve the charging times of electric car batteries has become one of the most important battles within electromobility. If BYD recently presented a model that took nine minutes, now CATL, the great leader of the industry, launches Shenxing III, its third generation of lithium-ferrophosphate batteries (LFP), with the introduction of key advances that allow drastically reducing recharge times, bringing the experience closer to th…

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CATL presents batteries that charge electric cars in less than 4 minutes and marks a new milestone in the race for ultra-fast charging. The advance places the Chinese company at the head of the sector and strengthens technological competition against rivals like BYD in the development of more efficient batteries. With this novelty, the company shows how its innovative battery system can reach an almost instantaneous charge, maintaining safety an…

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