A new battery can take you more than 621 miles on a single charge.
The cell-to-pack (CTP) technology that CATL's third-generation possesses allows for a single charge to provide a range of over 621 miles (1000 km).The next year will see CATL begin mass manufacturing of its Qilin product, which represents the company's most recent generation of technology.
In addition to having a record-breaking volume utilization efficiency of 72 percent and an energy density of up to 416 kilojoules per pound (255 Wh/kg), Qilin achieves the highest integration level in the world that has been achieved up to this point. It was given its name after a legendary creature from Chinese mythology.
With the same chemical system and the same pack size, the Qilin battery is able to deliver 13 percent more power than the 4680 battery. This allows for an improvement in all aspe...