The battery life can easily exceed 1,000 kilometers! CATL Kirin battery is put into mass production ahead of schedule: it can be shipped by the end of the year

The era when electric vehicles’ range exceeds 1,000 kilometers is coming ahead of schedule!

On September 7, according to @The Paper, CATL's Kirin batteries will achieve mass production and shipment by the end of this year, instead of 2023 as previously announced.

At the end of last month, CATL announced that Zeekr would become one of the first user brands of Kirin batteries, among which Zeekr 009 would become the first mass-produced model of Kirin batteries worldwide, and Zeekr 001 would become the world's first mass-produced model equipped with Kirin batteries with a pure electric range exceeding 1,000 km.

On the same day, CATL officially announced that it had jointly announced with SERES Group Co., Ltd. that CATL's Kirin batteries will be used in new AITO series models. The two parties have signed a five-year long-term strategic cooperation agreement. AITO models will be fully equipped with CATL power batteries. However, what is curious is that there is currently no official announcement on which AITO model will use the latest battery.

It is understood that on June 23 this year, CATL released the CTP3.0 Kirin battery. Due to structural changes, under the same chemical system and the same battery pack size, the power of the Kirin battery pack is increased by 13% compared to the 4680 system, and the energy density can reach 255Wh/kg, which can achieve a vehicle range of 1,000 kilometers.

The battery thermal management system has undergone major changes, from bottom liquid cooling to side heat dissipation, placed between the battery cells. This will quadruple the heat dissipation area and shorten the battery cell temperature control time to half of the original.

It also supports 5-minute quick hot start and 10-minute fast charging. In extreme cases, the battery cells can be cooled down extremely quickly, effectively blocking abnormal heat conduction between battery cells.

In addition, Kirin Battery conducts comprehensive simulation of electrochemical reactions throughout its life cycle and actual vehicle requirements for water cooling systems, and builds a micron-bridge connection device within the multifunctional elastic interlayer to flexibly expand and contract the battery cells to improve the reliability of the battery cells throughout their life cycle.