Within the Qiji Power resolution, a single battery block has a capability of 171 kWh and heavy-duty vans can select to make use of 1-3 blocks.
Chinese language energy battery big CATL has unveiled a battery swap resolution for heavy-duty vans, following the discharge of the same resolution for passenger automobiles early final 12 months.
CATL unveiled the Qiji Power resolution, consisting of battery swap stations, battery blocks and a cloud platform, at a web based launch occasion immediately.
The battery swap stations for heavy vans use adaptive tuning know-how and canopy the complete wheelbase of heavy vans.
The battery blocks, or electrical blocks, are powered by CATL’s third-generation lithium iron phosphate batteries with no warmth dispersion know-how and a cycle lifetime of over 15,000 cycles.
Just like EVOGO’s Choco-SEB (swapping electrical block), which it launched final 12 months, the answer for heavy vans helps versatile use of the variety of batteries within the automobile.
With a single electrical block capability of 171 kWh, heavy vans can select to make use of 1-3 blocks, and your complete battery alternative course of takes only some minutes.
The cloud platform helps drivers make battery swap service appointments, plan driving routes and permits CATL to handle property.
In a vehicle-battery separation mannequin, a heavy truck can save between RMB 30,000 (US$4,200) and RMB 60,000 in annual prices, CATL mentioned.
On January 18, 2022, CATL formally introduced EVOGO, the battery swap model for passenger automobiles, primarily for the shared mobility market.
EVOGO provides a battery swap resolution consisting of battery blocks, quick battery swap stations, and an app.
The battery block, known as Choco-SEB by CATL, is a mass-produced battery developed particularly for shared mobility, permitting customers to pick a number of batteries to match their mileage wants.
The battery block might be tailored to 80 % of the world’s fashions already in the marketplace and people developed on all-electric platforms that might be accessible within the subsequent three years, CATL mentioned on the time.
On June 6, CATL mentioned EVOGO’s battery swap service grew to become accessible in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, with the primary three battery swap stations already in operation. Previous to that, the service was already accessible in Xiamen, Hefei and Guiyang.
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CATL unveils module to bracket battery know-how for heavy vans