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BYD, CATL to launch battery with 6C fast charging this year, report says

https://carnewschina.com/2024/06/13/byd-catl-to-launch-battery-with-6c-fast-charging-report-says/#:~:text=6C%20charging%20explained&text=In%20the%20case%20of%20the,battery%20would%20take%2012%20minutes.

BYDwill launch the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) Blade battery 2.0 in the second half of the year, which will support the 6C charge rate, according to local media. CATL plans to launch Qilin Battery 2.0, which also has LFP chemistry, with 6C fast charging by the end of the year.

CATL only launched batteries with 5C charging a few months ago. On February 27, 2024,Zeekr 001 hit the marketin China with the CATL’s newShenxing battery, which supports 5C charging. New Zeekr 001 can be charged from 10 to 80% in 11.5 minutes, adding a 472 km range based on CLTC.