CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
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Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#2"Tesla supplier" aka "world’s largest battery manufacturing company" with about 1/3rd of all battery production.
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#3But this is different from the 500Wh/kg Battery that was announced around 3 month ago right [0]?
Has something happened in this regard?
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#4"Shenxing leverages the super electronic network cathode technology and fully nano-crystallized LFP cathode material to create a super-electronic network, which facilitates the extraction of lithium ions and the rapid response to charging signals."
Are these actual technical terms, or some sort of marketing speak?
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#5> super electronic network cathode
> fully nano-crystallized LFP cathode material
> second-generation fast ion ring technology
> superconducting electrolyte formula
Can someone confirm those are proper names of some recent breakthroughs in LiFePO4 manufacturing or just some marketing technobabble?
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#6Great, but how large and heavy is the battery? The announcement doesn't say anything about the energy density.
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#7But this is different from the 500Wh/kg Battery that was announced around 3 month ago right [0]? Has something happened in this regard? [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35649935
Yes, different market segments. That one is aimed at the aviation industry where weight matters a lot and is worth a lot to customers.
LFP is technically a bit less energy dense than some other chemistries but it has cost as its big advantage which is why it is the go to choice for a lot of the mass produced mid range EVs. A cheap fast charging battery is going to be quite nice as it makes fast charging stops less disruptive. Which means the utility of EVs with smaller batteries increases. So what if you have to take a 10 minute break every few hundred miles? Not a big deal. You'd probably do that anyway if you value your health and sanity.
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#8But this is different from the 500Wh/kg Battery that was announced around 3 month ago right [0]? Has something happened in this regard? [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35649935
Yes, different market segments. That one is aimed at the aviation industry where weight matters a lot and is worth a lot to customers. LFP is technically a bit less energy dense than some other chemistries but it has cost as its big advantage which is why it is the go to choice for a lot of the mass produced mid range EVs. A cheap fast charging battery is going to be quite nice as it makes fast charging stops less di…
I also saw that one being incredibly useful for EVs, as you could make the car weigh less and so wouldn’t need as high kWh storage
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#9@dang, not only this heading is editorialized in a blatantly fanboyish manner, but there is absolutely no need to do so as CATL is literally the largest battery manufacturer and is supplier to almost everyone.
Re: CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)
#10@dang, not only this heading is editorialized in a blatantly fanboyish manner, but there is absolutely no need to do so as CATL is literally the largest battery manufacturer and is supplier to almost everyone.
At least people start to recognize that Tesla batteries actually are sourced from third parties, e.g. Panasonic and CATL. Baby steps.