In January last year, CATL wholly-owned subsidiary Times Electric Services launched EVOGO battery swap brand, which developed a new battery named “Chocolate” specifically for shared battery swaps. According to official data, it will adopt the latest CTP technology of the CATL era, with a weight energy density of over 160Wh/kg and a volumetric energy density of over 325Wh/L. The current charge of a single piece of chocolate battery replacement block is 26.5 degrees, and a single battery can provide 200 kilometers About battery life, and the whole replacement process only takes about a minute.

In addition, the chocolate battery replacement block has a wide range of adaptability, and can be adapted to 80% of the pure electric vehicles that have been launched in the world and will be launched in the next 3 years.

According to Chen Weifeng, general manager of Times Electric Services, the EVOGO battery replacement solution has the characteristics of one battery for multiple vehicles, on-demand electricity rental, and rechargeable and exchangeable features. “The ‘chocolate battery replacement block’ can be applied to passenger cars and logistics vehicles ranging from A00 to B and C grades.”

On April 18 last year, CATL announced the launch of its first battery swap service project in Xiamen, and FAW’s Pentium NAT model became its first cooperative model for battery swap services.

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CATL announced its entry into the battery swap industry in January this year, released the battery swap service brand EVOGO and the combined battery swap overall solution and plans to start the first batch of battery swap services in 10 cities. CATL’s integrated power swap solution consists of three major products: “battery swap block, quick swap station, and App”.

According to CATL, each standard station needs three parking spaces, and it takes about 1 minute to replace a single power block, and 48 power swap blocks can be stored in the station. In addition, the quick-change station ensures that users always have fully charged battery blocks that can be replaced without long waits. At the same time, the quick change station can also provide versions adapted to the climate and environmental conditions in different regions.

Previously, the CATL EVOGO battery swap service was officially launched in Xiamen in April this year, which is also the first city where the service has landed. In June of this year, the CATL EVOGO battery exchange service was launched in Hefei, Anhui.

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