CATL sets new industry standard with release of five ultra-long-range, supercharging battery models

On Monday, CATL unveiled five new electric vehicle (EV) battery models – all setting new benchmarks for performance.

First: CATL’s second-generation Shenxing lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery. 

• The battery offers 800 kilometers of range – a distance that previously only more expensive nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries could achieve.
• The battery has a record-breaking 1.3 MW peak charging power – enough to add 520 kilometers of range in just five minutes.

Second: The Naxtra sodium-ion battery (NIB).

• NIBs replace lithium with sodium – a much cheaper and more abundant element – as the primary material in the battery cathode.
• Their low range has previously hindered the commercial viability of NIBs, but CATL’s Naxtra NIB boasts 500 kilometers of range, matching or exceeding many top-tier LFP models.

Finally: Three hybrid battery models – NIB+LFP, LFP+LFP, and NMC+LFP.

• They offer ranges of 700km, 1,000km, and 1,500km, respectively.

Get smart: With each breakthrough in battery performance, giants like CATL and BYD are accelerating the demise of gas-powered vehicles – along with smaller EV rivals, who are unable to match their price or technological offerings.