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A few weeks ago, BYD announced new battery technology that allows electric cars to recharge in about 5 minutes. This week at the annual Shanghai Auto Show, CATL fired back with fast charging news of its own. It claims its second generation Shenxing battery can add 520 kilometers (323 miles) of range in just five minutes of charging time. The BYD announcement claims its batteries can add 400 kilometers (250 miles) in 5 minutes using a Level 3 fast charger.
If you focus on those two claims, you are missing the point. What this news means is that whether your next EV has a battery from CATL or BYD is irrelevant. What matters is that the constant bleating of anti-EV folks about how they won’t buy an…
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