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"Earlier this week, the world’s biggest battery maker, CATL, announced its
latest battery which can be charged at speeds which will add 520 km of charge
in just 5 minutes.
Another key announcement made by CATL is that mass production of low-cost
Nextra Sodium Ion battery cells are expected to be available before the end of
this year.
According to the battery giant, mass production of these new types of battery
packs which are suited to EVs and plug-in hybrids, will begin in December.
The breakthrough here is the higher energy density than even those of most
current Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries, coming in at 175 Wh/kg.
That’s above the roughly 150 Wh/kg seen in many mass produced LFP batteries.
These new Sodium Ion batteries will be able to deliver up to 500 km of range on
a single charge. At the same time, they’ll support ultra-fast charging speeds,
on par with some of the fastest charging LFP batteries from 2 years ago.
According to CATL, the new batteries will also be able to see 10,000 cycles of
charging and discharging without major degradation."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
