“CATL’s new condensed battery will have almost double the energy intensity of Tesla’s 4680 cells, whose rating of 272-296 Wh/kg are considered very high by current standards.”
CATL claims 500 Wh/kg and mass production this year. The announcement came as a slide deck at Auto Shanghai with no cycle life, no cost and no named customer. The aviation pitch is “working with partners” on planes that do not exist yet. A battery is a breakthrough when it ships in volume, not when it ships in a press release.