CATL unveils Tesla Megapack competitor, claims zero degradation and more capacity
CATL has unveiled Tener, a new large scale energy storage system to compete with Tesla Megapack.
The system has almost twice the energy capacity of the Megapack, and CATL claims zero degradation after 5 years.
Tesla Megapack is the poster boy of large-scale energy storage.
The energy storage device has been used in most of the world’s largest energy storage projects, and it is expanding fast.
Now, it is about to get some serious competition and from a partner: CATL.
CATL is the world’s largest battery cell manufacturer and Tesla’s biggest supplier.
The massive Chinese company unveiled today Tener, a massive new energy storage device:
Featuring all-round safety, five-year zero degradation and a robust 6.25 MWh capacity, TENER will accelerate large-scale adoption of new energy storage technologies as well as the high-quality advancement of the sector.
6.25 MWh in the seemingly small form-factor is truly impressive. In comparison, Tesla Megapack has a 3.9 MWh energy capacity.
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CATL warrants its new EV battery to last for a million miles or 15 years
More bad news for the ubiquitous anti-EV trolls: the million-mile EV battery is in sight. Chinese battery supplier CATL and bus maker Yutong have partnered to launch an EV battery that’s warranted to last 1.5 million km (932,000 miles) or 15 years.
The new battery pack is designed to power commercial EVs such as buses and trucks. Yutong says the new pack, which it plans to use in upcoming EVs, exhibits zero degradation through the first 1,000 cycles.
Yutong’s buses are sold in over 40 countries, including Italy, France, the UK, Spain and Qatar. CATL’s batteries are used by Tesla, Ford, BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, Kia, Toyota and other automakers. According to SNE Research, the company almost doubled its sales in the US and Europe last year.
There’s more: in January, CATL said it would reduce the cost of LFP battery cells by 50% by the middle of this year. |
