Battery maker CATL held a press convention on the eve of IAA Mobility in Munich, launching the brand new Shenxing Professional battery and its “In Europe, for Europe” technique.
Shenxing Professional is an LFP battery, obtainable in two configurations: Shenxing Professional Tremendous Lengthy Life & Lengthy Vary Battery (sure, that is the official title) and Shenxing Professional Tremendous-Quick Charging Battery, firm revealed at a press occasion attended by CarNewsChina.
The Lengthy Vary model can ship 758 km WLTP vary with a lifespan of 12 years or 1,000,000 km, based on CATL. The battery has solely 9% degradation after the primary 200,000 km, which automobile leasing corporations will recognize, CATL continues, hinting at the place their European technique is aimed.
The Tremendous-Quick Charging model can add 478 km WLTP vary in 10 minutes, equal to 0.8km per second. It might probably ship 830 kW even at 20% state of cost (SoC), and it comes with a guaranty of 10 years or 240,000 km, CATL says.
Each variants use the NP 3.0 system, which is designed to keep away from battery fireplace in case of thermal runaway between cells. NP 3.0, which stands for No Propagation, 3.0, allows the battery to maintain a high-voltage provide for over an hour after thermal runaway, permitting the automobile to keep up its pace and the driving force to navigate to security with out smoke or fireplace.
Shenxing Professional is product of Wave cells, which, in contrast to conventional battery cells, have a raised shoulder design and space-sharing know-how. This design permits the cooling programs and fixation to be utilized from any path, enabling a 25% increase in battery pack stiffness and, regardless of Cell-to-Physique (CTB) limitations, attaining 76% pack quantity effectivity, based on specs shared by CATL.
“With uncompromised vary, charging, and sturdiness, Shenxing Professional is the final word answer for electrical mobility in Europe,” stated Dr. Lingbo Zhu, CTO of CATL’s Worldwide Enterprise Unit.
CATL at the moment operates two crops in Europe, with a 3rd on the way in which. The primary was opened in 2018 in Erfurt, Germany. The second was opened in 2022 in Debrecen, Hungary. The third plant was introduced in 2024 as a 4.1 billion EUR three way partnership with Stellantis in Spain, the place LFP batteries can be produced. Stellantis can also be constructing a plant for Leapmotor in Spain.
With “In Europe, for Europe”, CATL is echoing Volkswagen’s “In China for China” technique, which is aimed toward localising EVs to swimsuit the wants of Chinese language clients.
CATL is the world’s largest battery maker and by far the biggest EV battery maker in China, with 151.71 GWh put in EV battery capability in 2025 (January – July), having 43.5% market share in China, forward of second BYD, which has 23.6% share.
The battery big now eyes Europe to localise its batteries for the wants of European automakers, of which many are already clients, together with BMW, Stellantis, and Volkswagen.
