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"Chinese battery giant CATL has unveiled a new ultra-fast charging battery for
light commercial vehicles that is supposedly capable of restoring 80 per cent
charge in under 7 minutes.
According to a Chinese-language press release published Tuesday, as well as
reports from respected local automotive outlets
CnEVPost and
CarNewsChina,
CATL unveiled the new Tectrans II (or Tianxing II) ultra-fast charging battery
on Monday.
It is designed specifically for light commercial vehicles (LCVs), and CATL
believes its new Tectrans II is the first 8C rated battery for the logistics
and commercial vehicle sector.
The battery’s 8C charge rate means that it can theoretically charge in
one-eighth of an hour (as compared to a battery with a 1C charge rate which can
charge in one hour). According to CATL, the new Tectrans II can charge from 20
to 80 per cent in just 6 minutes and 48 seconds and achieve a full charge in 8
minutes and 56 seconds.
CATL also says that this rapid charging time “basically” matches that of
“refuelling a gasoline car.”
Cell internal resistance has been reduced to 50 per cent of the industry
average, subsequently reducing heat generation during fast charging. CATL has
also used atomic-level interface reconstruction on graphite particles to
minimise lithium loss and slow battery degradation.
The Tectrans II also boasts improved low-temperature performance, taking only
an additional 2 minutes and 30 seconds to charge in conditions of minus 20°C.
This improved cold-weather performance builds on the self-heating pulse
technology that CATL introduced with the Shenxing III battery it introduced
earlier this year.
So confident is CATL in its new battery that it has promised to pair it with a
10-year or 1-million-kilometre warranty. The company also believes that the
battery’s increased durability will help ensure a better price when selling the
car as a used vehicle."
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