Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] CATL eVTOL during test flight: new battery could deliver range up to 250 km.

CATL Teases Five-Minute EV Charge With Longer Range Than BYD

21 Apr 2025 | Abstracted from Bloomberg

"...upgraded version of its Shenxing battery, a cell it says can now offer 520 kilometers (323 miles) of range from just five minutes of charging time...its sodium-ion cell, called Naxtra, is ready for commercialization...should give a hybrid vehicle around 200 kilometers of range, stretching to 500 kilometers for an EV... dual-power batteries that can offer a maximum 1,500-kilometer range on a single charge..."

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