Superfill and sodium battery

These days, there is an exhibition of cars in Shanghai, which lacks Chinese and German innovations. But perhaps more than new cars in this case, the news of the progress in batteries are important.

The largest Chinese and global CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited) batteries announced earlier this week, before the opening of the Shanghai car exhibition, announced the second generation of its LFP battery (lithium-iron phosphate cathode) for fast charging named Shenxing. Chief Technical Director Gao huan said at a special technical event that the new generation with only five -minute charging allows 520 kilometers to reach, the maximum charging power is expected to be as likely to be 1.3 megawatts, and 800 kilometers.

It is expected to be installed in 67 new electric models this year. So far, their batteries have been installed in 18 million cars of different manufacturers. According to the analytics company Rece Research, Catla belonged to Catl 38 percent of the global electric vehicle batteries last year, with another 17 percent of Chinese byd (it also manufactures cars). As we have already written, BYD has also recently announced a battery (part of the Super E-Platform system), which will be charged extremely quickly.

Catl also introduced the Sodium battery, the market name is Naxtra, but it has an energy density of 175 Wh/kg, which is almost as much as the LFP battery can. It is expected to start making it at the end of the year. Sodium is much more in the environment than lithium, which is not required for this battery, which is supposed to be favorable for its price. As it is for Reuters said President and founder of Catla Robin Zengwith this type of battery, could take half of the LFP batteries, which they now control. These batteries are, among other things, extremely cold resistant. They are supposed to be useful not only as energy batteries to drive electric cars, but also instead of current lead start -up batteries in trucks and cars with internal combustion engines.

The third novelty presented is that in the vehicle we would have a system of two batteries, the main and the auxiliary, with the latter being completely without graphite. But it would be really ancillary, since such a battery is charged more slowly. The marketing code is Freevoy Dual Power Batterythe total range of both is expected to be as much as 1500 kilometers.

Catl is also in business terms in startup. They recently announced that they generated 14 billion yuan (1.66 billion euros) of net profit in the first three months, which is a third more than in a comparable period last year. It is at the beginning of April Reuters reported that they were considering purchasing a controlling share in the NIO electric vehicle manufacturer, which is not financially well, they are particularly interested in managing Ni’s three thousand batteries in China.