The world’s largest battery maker, CATL, put in over 700 battery swap stations (BSS) in 39 cities throughout China. Every facility permits changing a depleted battery (Choco-SEB) with a full one in 100 seconds. The corporate’s purpose for 2025 is to succeed in 1,000 stations. The long-term threshold is 30,000 websites to broaden the BSS enterprise to Europe.
CATL is the most important EV battery maker. In keeping with China EV DataTracker, it acquires over 40% of the home market. In 2022, CATL introduced its entry into the battery swap enterprise with a brand new model, Evogo. Nonetheless, this mission wasn’t profitable. So, CATL began over in December 2024 by introducing the second era of Choco-SEB battery. On October 21, CATL shared that it had reached an necessary milestone within the swap station community improvement.
CATL put in 700 battery swap stations in China
CATL introduced its Chocolate BSS quantity surpassed 700 models in 39 cities throughout China. Firm officers highlighted that eleven of those cities have established battery swap free zones with 10-minute station discovery in core city areas and 100-second swap. The 700th station opened in Jinan, Shandong.
Places like Chongqing, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Hefei, Qingdao, and Jinan provide essentially the most developed community. 179 stations had been constructed within the Yangtze River Delta area, masking key cities as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, and Hefei. 123 stations have been put in within the Sichuan-Chongqing area. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city agglomeration has deployed 121 battery swap stations. 116 stations have been put in within the Better Bay Space. The biggest battery maker goals to progress in direction of county-wide battery swap entry.
Within the fourth quarter of 2025, CATL is decided to succeed in the beforehand introduced purpose of 1,000 swap stations. The plan for 2026 is to put in over 2,500 BSS throughout China. Furthermore, it was beforehand reported that CATL plans to broaden its battery swap enterprise into Europe. CATL is presently cooperating with Changan, GAC, FAW, Wuling, and SAIC within the discipline of battery swap know-how.
Extra about CATL’s swappable batteries
CATL’s swappable batteries are known as Choco-SEB. They’re saved in standardized swap stations with 14 – 30 compartments. It takes every station 100 seconds to alter a depleted battery for a charged one. The utmost day by day capability of 1 station is 822 swaps. In keeping with CATL, the price of utilizing a Choco-SEB battery swap subscription plan is 0.1 yuan per km (0.014 USD).
Two chemistry variants are supported: LFP and ternary NMC. The primary battery is 20#. It gives as much as 500 km of CLTC vary to A0-class automobiles. The second pack is 25# with a spread of as much as 600 km below CLTC circumstances. It’s designed for A-to-B-class BEVs.
