Wu Kai said that Kirin batteries have four major advantages:
First, high safety: Kirin battery adds a water-cooled sheet in the middle of the two cells to reduce the heat conduction of the two adjacent cells and prevent thermal runaway;
The second is that it can meet high-voltage fast charging, 4C charging is not difficult, and it can be seen in the market next year;
The third is to greatly improve the battery life, because the water-cooled sheet has a buffering effect;
Fourth, the specific energy is high, and the Kirin battery can improve the utilization of space,The energy density of the lithium iron phosphate system is 160wh/kg, and the ternary high nickel can reach 250wh/kg, which is 13% more power than the 4680 battery.
It is reported that the 4680 battery is Tesla’s third-generation battery product. It was announced last year that the energy density of a single cell is about 300Wh/kg, and the energy density of the battery pack is 217Wh/kg.
At that time, Tesla claimed that the energy of the 4680 battery increased by 5 times, the cruising range of the whole vehicle was increased by 16%, the power was increased by 6 times compared with the battery with tabs, and the power output was increased by 6 times.
In addition, at the online performance conference held by CATL in early May, CATL also proposed a new goal to mass-produce batteries that meet the requirements of no thermal diffusion and have a cruising range of 1,000km in 2023. Annual mass production of battery-chassis combination using CTC technology, integrating the two most important components of electric vehicles.
Wu Kai mentioned that “4C charging is not difficult, and it can be seen in the market next year”, indicating that the Kirin battery will not be mass-produced until next year.
