CATL (Tesla Supplier) Launches Superfast Charging Battery (10 min)

  • @dang, not only this heading is editorialized in a blatantly fanboyish manner, but there is absolutely no need to do so as CATL is literally the largest battery manufacturer and is supplier to almost everyone.

  • Why the "(Tesla Supplier)" remark, which is not in the original article?

    CATL is the largest battery manufacturing company, supplying battery for almost every high-end devices.

  • "Tesla supplier" aka "world’s largest battery manufacturing company" with about 1/3rd of all battery production.

  • "Shenxing leverages the super electronic network cathode technology and fully nano-crystallized LFP cathode material to create a super-electronic network, which facilitates the extraction of lithium ions and the rapid response to charging signals."

    Are these actual technical terms, or some sort of marketing speak?

  • But this is different from the 500Wh/kg Battery that was announced around 3 month ago right [0]?

    Has something happened in this regard?

    [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35649935

  • > super electronic network cathode

    > fully nano-crystallized LFP cathode material

    > second-generation fast ion ring technology

    > superconducting electrolyte formula

    Can someone confirm those are proper names of some recent breakthroughs in LiFePO4 manufacturing or just some marketing technobabble?

  • I found the concept of Grice's Maxims the other day, and it feels very relevant. Everyone is getting triggered because this fails the maxim of relation.

    >Grice's four maxims of conversation, called the Gricean maxims—quantity, quality, relation, and manner.

    >Be relevant — i.e., one should ensure that all the information they provide is relevant to the current exchange; therefore omitting any irrelevant information.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_principle

  • There seems to be no indication of the power demands of charging at this rate. I don't have the figures to do the maths but I suspect a normal household supply could not support this. Anyone?

  • Great, but how large and heavy is the battery? The announcement doesn't say anything about the energy density.

  • I hereby officially launch a new verb: I'm short on charge, I'll shenx my car for 10 minutes and I'm coming.

    You heard it first on HN.

  • What are the chances that the new Model 3 coming out is using this?

  • What does 'superconducting electrolyte' even mean?

  • more china dependence