Chinese battery giant CATL won the MINDS Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for its Intelligent Cell Design project. By using deep learning from more than 100,000 battery cases, 600 TB of test data and EV aftermarket data, CATL has built an intelligent cell design platform that can generate design suggestions instantly… Read more »
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CATL and NIO sign a five-year partnership to develop battery technology
Chinese battery giant CATL and EV maker NIO have signed a five-year strategic cooperation agreement to develop battery technology, swapping network resources and global market share. On the technology front, the companies will focus on jointly developing batteries that have long cycle life, as well as battery swapping technologies. CATL and NIO will also jointly… Read more »
CATL completes installation of 1,325 battery swapping stations in one year
Chinese battery giant CATL recently completed the deployment of its 1,325th battery swapping station in China. CATL’s Chocolate Battery Swapping network, which focuses on passenger EVs, has installed its 1,020th station in Nanchang, while its Qiji Battery Swapping network for commercial vehicles completed its 305th station, located in Hangzhou, part of its East and South… Read more »
Electrified shipping moves beyond the pilot phase: CATL’s batteries operating in 900 ships and vessels
Chinese battery giant CATL is exploring an ocean of opportunities. As Michael Barnard reports in CleanTechnica, the company’s batteries and energy management systems are already operating in roughly 900 ships and vessels. This isn’t just a measure of CATL’s dominance, but an indication that maritime decarbonization is well underway—based on existing electrification technology. “Shipping is… Read more »
CATL to deploy sodium-ion EV batteries at commercial scale in 2026
Chinese battery powerhouse Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced at a recent supplier conference that it plans to deploy its sodium-ion battery technology at commercial scale across multiple sectors in 2026. The company described expanded applications in battery swap systems, passenger and commercial EVs, and energy storage. In April 2025, CATL announced the launch of its… Read more »
CATL and SAIC Commercial Vehicles collaborate on battery swapping
Chinese battery giant CATL and automaker SAIC Commercial Vehicle have formed a strategic partnership focused on joint technology research and development, commercial EV ecosystem building and global expansion. The collaboration will include jointly building an integrated smart battery swapping ecosystem and green transportation capacity system encompassing “vehicle, battery, station and cloud,” and accelerating the transition… Read more »
CATL’s marine battery system receives Italian approval
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL‘s marine battery system has obtained the type approval certificate issued by the Italian Classification Society (RINA). The approval follows certifications from classification societies in France, the US and Norway, adding another crucial “passport” for CATL’s entry into the global market, the company said. The Jining 6006 electric cargo ship, developed by… Read more »
CATL’s electric cargo ship selected as a national benchmark
The Jining 6006 pure electric cargo ship developed by CATL Electric Ship Technology, a subsidiary of the Chinese battery manufacturer, has been selected by the China Communications and Transportation Association as an “Outstanding Typical Case of National Transportation and Energy Integration and Innovation Development in 2025.” As the first cargo ship battery-swapping demonstration project in… Read more »
CATL’s Ship-Shore-Cloud zero-carbon shipping and smart port integrated solution
Contemporary Amperex Electric Vessel (CAEV), a subsidiary of Chinese battery giant CATL, has launched a “zero-carbon shipping and integrated smart port solution,” called Ship-Shore-Cloud. CATL has delivered nearly 900 electric ships, setting multiple records, and has learned that electric ships are not simply adaptation of land-based technologies. “Their development needs to face the challenges of… Read more »
CATL launches No Propogation 3.0 battery technology and Shenxing Pro battery in Europe
Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL has launched its No Propogation 3.0 (NP3.0) technology platform, as well as the first lithium-iron-phosphate battery equipped with the technology, the Shenxing Pro. CATL’s NP3.0 technology platform integrates eight core technologies: flame-retardant electrolyte, flame-retardant safety diaphragm, nano-dot-coated positive electrode material, battery cell safety device, aerogel insulation pad, fire-retardant spray coating,… Read more »