When Neta S debuted last year in China, it spiked a lot of interest thanks to its EREV platform and claimed 721 miles. EREVs are quite popular in China thanks to their decent battery range and a gasoline-powered range-extender - it all sounds almost...
During the Shanghai Auto forum, CATL introduced new battery tech suitable for civil aircrafts that could kickstart the electrification of air transportation. And as a leader in the global EV battery market, the company may be onto something...
Korean market researcher SNE Research came out with a January-February 2023 analysis revealing that CATL is still the largest EV battery maker in the world, taking a 33.9% share. BYD follows with 18.2% and LG Energy Solution is third with...
CATL unveiled its 3.0 CTP (cell-to-pack) Qilin battery back in 2022 and on paper, its specs look impressive. The battery production reportedly achieved the level required for reliable distribution, which means the first cars with the 1,000 km...
According to reports in the local Chinese press, CATL has embarked on a program aimed at its core customers and it offers them substantial cost reduction for purchasing battery packs. The program is apparently only available to Nio, Li Auto, Huawei...
The global EV battery market saw a significant uptick in 2022, with a total of 517.9GWh worth of batteries installed on BEV, PHEV and HEV. That's a 71.8% increase year-over-year from 301.5GWh in 2021. CATL is still the undisputed leader in...
Nio and CATL are long-standing partners, as all of Nio EV's swappable batteries are supplied by CATL. There are some exceptions to other Nio cars that run on CALB batteries, though, but those are limited. So normally, we wouldn't make much...
According to the most recent regulatory documents, Geely's Zeekr 001 with a CATL Qilin battery will have a range of 1,032 kilometers. The Zeekr 001's documents were shared by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on ...
A newly launched EV that reaches customers adhering to the initially announced delivery timeline? That's a pretty rare sight these days, but one company that has managed to create just that is Avatr, the Chinese joint-venture between Changan, CATL,...
Japanese companies and especially Honda have been rather slow to get on the EV train so far, but things seem to be finally ramping up in recent times. Today Honda announced that it entered an agreement with CATL, the China-based world's biggest...
Zeekr 009 MPV just debuted, becoming the brand’s second electric vehicle and one of the first electric MPVs in China. The luxury brand of Geely is the first company to introduce the Qilin battery from CATL and the 009 MPV is its pioneer. Two...
Is it possible to stop using lithium batteries and replace them with other, maybe better ones? Absolutely yes, at some point in the distant future our kids will look back at our use of lithium and say “what were they thinking?” Battery technology is...
When you see four of the biggest Chinese companies joining forces to do a business together, you know it’s a serious idea. When two of them are the two biggest oil producers and distributors, and the other two are the biggest battery manufacturer...
At the moment, the two most popular battery chemistries are the LFP and ternary batteries. The LFP ones use lithium, iron and phosphate and have a longer life, are safer to use, charge faster and are cheaper to make. The ternary batteries use...
Honda China, GAC Group and Dongfeng Motor signed an agreement to set up HDG Beijing Trading Service Co Ltd. This new joint-venture will handle battery procurement on behalf of the three companies. Honda, who already has a JV with both of the...
CATL announced its latest, third generation cell-to-pack battery in June of this year. The battery takes its name Qilin from a legendary creature which appears in Chinese mythology and signifies either arrival or passage of a highly regarded ruler....
Chinese battery manufacturing giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) has a new battery coming out next year, and it's great news for the EV space. The new battery, called Qilin, will boost energy density in order to let the cars it...
CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) is a global leader in EV battery manufacturing, producing 35% of all batteries made in the first quarter of this year globally. But with the demand only growing it has to scale the business up. We need...
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