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CATL unveils battery with 12-minute charging and 1.5 million mile life
(interestingengineering.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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It's not a "China so it's bad". Moreso to do with the fact this Chinese-based industry constantly make wild claims about batteries with zero backups to their claims.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/betavolt-bv100-radioactive-battery-can-last-50-years-coming-in-2025
No surprise when people are quick to dismiss a habitual liar.
I've been living exclusively off Chinese-made solar panels and batteries for nearly two and a half years. I don't exactly view them as liars.
Also, your link is irrelevant. We're talking about CATL here.
No, CATL makes the same wild claims. Just within the last few months they've been overselling the capabilities of sodium batteries.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/new-battery-breakthrough-could-make-electric-cars-and-grid-scale-storage-far-safer
The whole industry is polluted with these fluff claims. Of course we want them to be true, but waiting for results to make noise is wiser.
OK, but where are the data that they're inflating claims? From where I'm looking, they keep iterating. Your approach feels like sinophobia. What are we doing here in the states? Certainly not announcing new batteries.