{"id":11361,"date":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=11361"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","slug":"this-new-ev-battery-from-catl-can-get-to-an-80-charge-in-under-4-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=11361","title":{"rendered":"This new EV battery from CATL can get to an 80% charge in under 4 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A new battery from Chinese company CATL, the world\u2019s largest<\/a> electric vehicle battery manufacturer, can be fully recharged in under seven minutes.<\/p>\n

Charging that battery from 10% to 80%\u2014often considered an ideal<\/a> maximum charge to protect the battery\u2019s health\u2014takes less than four minutes.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a striking technological advancement that closes the gap between EVs and gas vehicles\u2014and beats out a recent battery advancement by Chinese EV giant BYD.<\/p>\n

China has come to dominate the electric vehicle and battery industries, and companies there are continuing to make impressive leaps forward.<\/p>\n

Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed shares of CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.) are up more than 89% over the last 12 months, compared with a 53% increase for the Dow Jones U.S. Auto Manufacturers Index over the same period.<\/p>\n

The ultrafast battery arms race<\/h2>\n

In March, BYD announced its Blade Battery 2.0, a new battery that can go from a 10% to 80% charge in six minutes and 30 seconds, or from 10% to 97% in nine minutes.<\/p>\n

Now, CATL has its own ultrafast option: At a Tech Day Event on April 21, the battery manufacturer debuted its third-generation Shenxing Superfast Charging Battery.<\/p>\n

That battery can charge from 10% to 35% in one minute, from 10% to 80% in 3 minutes and 44 seconds, and from 10% to 98% in 6 minutes and 27 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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CATL has launched its third-gen Shenxing LFP battery, featuring charging speeds: 10%-35% SOC in 1 minute, 10%-80% in 3 minutes and 44 seconds, 10%-98% in 6 minutes and 27 seconds, and 10%-98% in 9 minutes at -30 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis effectively closes the gap with [internal combustion engine] vehicles,\u201d Bernstein analysts wrote in a note<\/a>, according to The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

EV batteries often struggle in extremely cold temperatures, because the bitter cold slows down the chemical reactions inside them. That means this kind of weather can both reduce a vehicle\u2019s range and slow down the time it takes to recharge.<\/p>\n

But CATL\u2019s Shenxing Superfast Charging Battery works in freezing temps, too. At minus 30 degrees Celcius, or minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit, the battery can charge from 20% to 98% in about nine minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BYD\u2019s Blade Battery 2.0, for comparison, takes about 12 minutes to charge to 97% at minus 20 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n

Both CATL\u2019s Shenxing and BYD\u2019s Blade batteries are lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which contain no nickel or cobalt. These batteries are already common in Chinese EVs, because they use less expensive ingredients than lithium-iron batteries, and they\u2019re durable and safe.<\/p>\n

More American automakers have been considering LFP batteries, too. Ford Motor Co. will use one in its forthcoming midsize EV. Tesla also uses<\/a> LFP batteries\u2014though it stopped using them in many of its EVs sold in North America because of tariffs. Elon Musk\u2019s electric car company gets LFP batteries from both<\/a> CATL and BYD.<\/p>\n


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