The Chinese company CATL just present a battery for plug-in hybrid cars that will make more than one driver rethink whether 100% electric cars are worth it.
With this battery, the PHEV They will offer more than 400 kilometers of electric autonomy. In addition, it can be charged ultra-fast, so it will only take 10 minutes of charging to recover 280 kilometers of autonomy. The first PHEVs to use this technology will arrive next year.
The battery that PHEVs need to be unbeatable
For many users, the concept of a plug-in hybrid car is perfect because it combines the advantages of a completely electric model with the advantages of a combustion one. Let’s say that it is the “all in one” that many drivers need who can only have one car and it has to be used for everything, both for daily life and for traveling, especially now that PHEV They are improving so much.
And there are already several plug-in hybrids on sale with more than 100 kilometers of electric range and the possibility of charging their battery quickly, which is why more and more people are considering buying a PHEV, but these cars still have a lot of room for improvement. improvement.
Proof of this is the battery that the Chinese giant CATL has just presented. It is called Freevoy Super Hybrid Battery and it is a battery for plug-in hybrid cars that promises to have enough capacity to travel more than 400 kilometers in fully electric mode.
The figure provided by CATL is in the Chinese CLTC cycle, so in the WLTP combined cycle it will be lower (about 250 km), but it is still a very interesting autonomy. Today, some of the 100% electric cars on the market offer less autonomy.
Beyond autonomy, this CATL battery is compatible with the ultra fast charging: The Chinese company assures that it only takes 10 minutes of charging to recover 280 kilometers of autonomy.
Another thing that CATL boasts about with this battery is reliability and safety. The Freevoy battery has already been tested on models from several brands, such as Li Auto, AVATR, DEEPAL or Changan and, according to CATL, it has passed all types of exhaustive tests and validations that also include evaluations of the manufacturing processes, so everything is ready to launch it on the market.
To ensure that this battery offers so much autonomy, can charge so quickly and is effective even in really cold temperatures, CATL has combined highly advanced materials with cutting-edge chemistry.
The Chinese firm says that in 2025 30 plug-in hybrid models from Geely, Chery, GAC and Voyah are scheduled to hit the streets with this Freevoy battery, so next year we should be able to talk about plug-in hybrids that exceed 400 km of electric range and offer total autonomy much larger thanks to its thermal engine and fuel tank.
If so, the PHEVs that have this battery, and the extended range electric ones (which are increasingly popular in China) are going to put many pure electric vehicles in trouble because their electric autonomy will not only be enough to cover in electric mode the daily journeys of almost all drivers, but will also allow you to move without using a drop of fuel over several days.
It will even be used to travel exclusively in electric mode, although there will always be the option of completing the journey in hybrid or thermal mode, so that these models will not depend exclusively on a plug, like the electric ones. It will be the closest thing to having the best of both worlds.
What CATL says it aims to achieve with this battery is to “free drivers of extended range electric cars and PHEVs from the constant need to charge. A common drawback of existing PHEV vehicles, offering the convenience of a single charge being enough for an entire week of travel.”
Source: www.motorpasion.com
