CATL Electric Bus Batteries Set For One Million Miles, Megawatt Charging

18 Sep 2024 | Abstracted from Green Car Reports

"CATL Tectrans Bus Edition pack...is designed for longer-distance passenger buses, and it has an energy density of 175 watt-hours per kg - higher than other lithium iron phosphate (LFP) bus batteries..claims will last up to 15 years - a 20% extension based on tech improvements - or 1.5 million km (nearly a million miles)...In a Superfast Charging Edition, CATL claims a 70% charge in just 15 minutes...would require megawatt charging."

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