China’s CATL Unveils Battery Designed for Hybrid Vehicles
- Plug-in hybrids have become increasingly popular in China
- Battery has already been delivered to Chinese carmakers
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China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. on Thursday unveiled a new battery designed for hybrid vehicles in an effort to wean more drivers off gasoline-guzzling cars.
The Freevoy battery integrates lithium and sodium technology and offers a 400-kilometer range, with rapid charging that can add 280 kilometers of driving distance in 10 minutes, Gao Huan, CATL’s chief technology officer for electric vehicles in China, said at an event in Beijing.