from chemistry to pack
CATL and Quibo’s Mobile Power Plant Ultra 2.0 packs up to 2,036 kWh, a converter, EV chargers and a solar inverter into a 20-foot container. What the IAA 2026 placard discloses, what it leaves out, and how it compares.
The Battery Data Behind IAA Transportation 2026 IAA Transportation 2026 ran in Hannover from 15 to 20 September, and electrification was the theme running through most of the exhibitor announcements: Volvo, DAF, MAN, Scania and SANY all had electric truck news on the stand. The one battery-specific launch worth digging into in detail is CATL’s … Read more
CATL’s automotive-grade NMC811 prismatic cell ships with a headline safety feature: a “Dual Vent Safety Design.” The specifications: We believe this cell is for ACC. Jerry Wan shared details of this CATL cell on LinkedIn and it got us thinking: Why vent design matters more on NMC811 A cell’s vent only has one job: get … Read more
The First Mass-Production Sodium-Ion Pack, that’s the headline from CATL and Changan [1]. But what does that pack actually look like and deliver? Maybe first we should look at CATL’s sodium ion cell achievements and data. CATL Naxtra Cell CATL began sodium-ion research in 2016, investing nearly 10 billion RMB to develop nearly 300,000 test … Read more
A look at the CATL Shenxing Pro battery pack technology. Are CATL going to run out of names as they hype the Shenxing technology and mature the design? The claims are significant [1]: We can dig a bit deeper into each of these. Long Life The long life looks fabulous at the high level for … Read more
The energy storage industry just crossed another important milestone. CATL has launched the world’s first 9MWh energy storage system built for mass production. The system is called the TENER Stack. This isn’t simply a larger container. Rather than building a single oversized unit that would trigger regulatory and logistical issues, CATL introduced a modular “two-in-one” … Read more
Isotropic graphite is designed to reduce the stress from Li+ insertion and extraction [1]. Making it more stable and thus improving lifetime. By introducing isotropic technology, lithium ions can be inserted into the graphite channel from any angle, which in turn greatly increases the charging speed. CATL [2] Wu et al [1] describe the process … Read more
The 2025 Nio Firefly battery uses LFP cells from Sunwoda and was originally suggested it would be to the CATL Choco-SEB swappable standard. However, see comment at end, this ended up being designed to be supported by the 5th gen Nio swap stations. Metrics Specifications How many people with fast charge this pack when it … Read more
The CATL 24V Naxtra is a sodium ion based pack designed for commercial truck engine start and operation. CATL claim that this pack is able to operate the air conditioning all night and still start the vehicle in the morning [3]. The motor show mock up and CAD images show just 2 terminals for power … Read more
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra the Nürburgring Nordschleife World’s Fastest Four-Door Car as of 28th October 2024. This is described as a CATL Qilin 2.0 battery. Maximum pack voltage = 897V If we assume a maximum cell voltage of 4.2V then 897/4.2 = 213.57 now it has to be an integer and the cell maximum voltage might … Read more