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EV batteries that can charge in just over six minutes are here

Digital Trends·Rachit Agarwal·about 1 month ago
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Home Cars News CATL just made EV charging faster than your morning coffee run. PR Newswire CATL held its Super Technology Day in Beijing, and if you care about EVs at all, this one is worth paying attention to. As reported by PR Newswire , the company unveiled several new battery technologies, and the headline act is the third-generation Shenxing Superfast Charging Battery. The numbers are pretty incredible. Charging from 10% to 80% takes 3 minutes and 44 seconds. Charging from 10% to 98% takes 6 minutes and 27 seconds. Even at minus 30 degrees Celsius, the battery can charge from 20% to 98% in about 9 minutes.  For context, that is faster than BYD’s blade battery and Geely’s fast charging technologies. Hell, most people take more time to fill a gas tank and grab a snack than this battery needs to charge. CATL is also promising that the battery will retain over 90% of its capacity after 1,000 full charging cycles, which addresses the usual trade-off between fast charging and battery longevity.…

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