c/technology · by schizoidman@lemm.ee · 1y

Battery giant CATL showcases three innovations: 1500km range battery, 520km in 5 minutes ultra-fast charging, and 2025 mass-production sodium-ion battery

https://carnewschina.com/2025/04/21/battery-giant-catl-showcases-three-innovations-1500km-range-battery-520km-in-5-minutes-ultra-fast-charging-and-2025-mass-production-sodium-ion-battery/

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62035862

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13 Comments

MuskyMelon@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1y (2 replies)

For Americans, that 932 miles range and 323 miles ultra-fast charging, not that you'll get to enjoy that on your freeways in the next four years.

some_designer_dude@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Four years is wicked optimistic

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

Yeah… more like a decade at least, if we’re being honest. Even if we do a U-turn in 4 years (which, frankly, I doubt, because I’m not convinced we’ll even have elections, much less meaningful ones, very much less free and fair ones).

Also, I see you, fellow Bostonian 😉

just_another_person@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Annnnnnd...just checking...YUP, it's China again.

Another win moment for Trump and his cavalcade of fucking idiots.

over_clox@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

Couch fucking idiots.

Well, at least one of them, probably more if we knew all the facts...

eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Great charging rate, outstanding number of cycles, good temperature range of operations and twice the range of my hybrid. What's the catch? Is it going to cost $50k?

SeaJ@lemm.ee · 23 pts · 1y (1 reply)

If the catch is that it is $50k, sign me the fuck up. Lucid Air's are pretty industry leading in regards to range at ~500 miles and those are $70k. 1500km is over 900 miles.

eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

no, $50k is just the battery pack

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

Before or after the tariffs?

fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Do we have any reputable sources?

fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 1y

It’s literally just the company saying they have (will have?) this product soon™️, and someone reporting that. What exactly are you looking for beyond that?

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

Some additional keywords on the tech behind this extended range capability:

... self-generated anode battery technology (which no longer uses traditional graphite anode material but allows elements to deposit on the current collector in metallic form, increasing volumetric energy density by 60% and gravimetric energy density by 50%)

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Additionally, CATL's self-generated anode technology can be adapted to multiple material systems. For example, when paired with sodium-ion systems, the energy density can reach 350Wh/L; with phosphate systems, it can reach 680-780Wh/L; and with ternary systems, it can exceed 1000Wh/L.

Source

The source cites CATL, but this self-generating anode tech has apparently been studied for a while by more than CATL.

decipher_jeanne@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 1y

That seems ... Far fetched. That recharge figure is comparable than a Formula E pit stop. That seems like a stretch.