CATL to supercharge China’s EV sector with revamped battery tech
World’s largest EV battery producer reveals third-gen product that charges in under six and a half minutes, easing drivers’ range anxiety
The company, which holds more than a 40 per cent share of the global market, aimed to set a healthy tone for the Chinese EV sector to implement its go-global strategy, focusing on constant technological advancements rather than an endless cycle of price competition, according to founder and chairman Robin Zeng Yuqun.
“For Chinese EV technologies [to] expand abroad, we should chase, not only the speed and scale, but the quality of innovation, the ability to validate and the credibility of the brands,” he said at the company’s Super Technology Day event in Beijing on Tuesday. “A rigorous attitude towards scientific research is our most important commitment today.”
At the event, CATL announced that its third-generation Shenxing battery took six minutes and 27 seconds to charge from 10 per cent to 98 per cent. The charging speed beats BYD’s second-generation Blade battery, which takes nine minutes to charge from 10 per cent to 90 per cent. CATL said this time made the Shenxing the world’s fastest EV charging technology.
BYD, the world’s largest EV assembler, also produces battery packs. Its global market share stood at 13.4 per cent in the first two months of 2026, trailing only CATL, according to Seoul-based SNE Research.
CATL also announced its newly designed Qilin battery pack, weighing 625kg (1,378lbs), could offer a car as much as 1,000km (621 miles) of driving range.