Li Auto Launches 800V Fast Charging Answer, First Pure EV to Use CATL’s Qilin Battery

Chinese electrical automobile maker Li Auto unveiled its autonomous driving and battery electrical automobile (BEV) roadmap on the primary day of the twentieth Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition.

The firm’s BEV answer consists of an 800-volt electrical drive system based mostly on the third-generation silicon carbide energy module, batteries with 4C charging capabilities, a large temperature vary thermal administration system, and a quick charging community. The scheme permits the corporate’s BEVs to obtain a driving vary of 400 kilometers with only a 10-minute cost.

Li Auto will start the trial operation of its first batch of 25 supercharging stations by the tip of May. These stations will likely be open to all electrical automobile homeowners and every station is provided with three quick charging piles and one 4C ultra-fast charging pile. By the tip of this 12 months, Li Auto plans to construct greater than 300 supercharging stations alongside highways. Additionally, it goals to assemble a complete of three,000 supercharging stations by 2025.

Opening a brand new chapter by means of its paralleled improvement of extended-range electrical automobiles (EREVs) and HPC BEVs, the corporate strives to set up a mannequin portfolio of 1 tremendous flagship automobile, 5 EREVs, and 5 HPC BEVs by 2025, primarily concentrating on markets with costs above 200,000 yuan ($29,078). Li Auto‘s first pure electric model will be equipped with CATL’s 4C-rate Qilin batteries. Previously, CATL acknowledged that the cooling space of this new battery is about 4 occasions bigger than conventional batteries. A ten-minute fast cost will be achieved below quick charging circumstances with out compromising battery life or power density.

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In phrases of intelligence, Li Auto acknowledged that its clever driving has progressed from stage 1.0 to stage 3.0, and the eventualities for clever driving capabilities have additionally expanded from highways to city areas.

The firm expects to launch its metropolis NOA for beta testing in its full-stack self-developed Li AD Max 3.0 within the second quarter of 2023, and targets to roll out in 100 cities nationwide by the tip of 2023. The firm believes that the Li AD Max 3.0 will likely be ready to operate with out high-precision maps and, extra importantly, to understand, determine, and plan in actual time like a human driver.

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