CATL to develop a battery rated for 1,000+ km / 620+ miles of range

CATL, the world’s largest EV traction battery supplier based in China, has announced a breakthrough battery model named Qilin. The pack is enough for traveling distances exceeding one thousand kilometers (620 miles).

The Qilin features an unusually high energy density of 255 watt-hours per kilogram of weight. This gives it 13% more power capacity than that of the state-of-the-art Tesla cells, the company claims.

In order to cool down the assembly, liquid cooling circuits are placed between the individual cells, enabling rapid charging without the risk of overheating. CATL claims you will be able to charge up the pack from 10 to 80 percent full within ten minutes, which is 2-3 times as fast as the current best solutions in the market.

China-based automotive companies Hozon Auto and Li Auto have already expressed their interest in Qilin batteries, the company reports.