According to the Chinese company CATL, it has a battery that can cover a range of 400 km in ten minutes Photo: picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency
From BZ/dpa
A new battery from China is said to give e-cars a range of 400 kilometers in just ten minutes.
The “Shenxing” cell will herald an “era of super-fast charging of electric vehicles”, announced the largest Chinese battery manufacturer CATL on Wednesday.
For comparison: Tesla states that its Supercharger can charge a range of up to 275 km within 15 minutes.
Overall, the battery from CATL should enable a range of 700 kilometers per charge. Mass production of the lithium iron phosphate cell is scheduled to begin later this year and will be available from the first quarter of 2024.
China is the leader in the electric car battery market. In December last year, CATL started its first production outside of China in Thuringia.