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China’s firm unveils EV battery with 1.5-million-mile life, 12-minute fast charging.
(interestingengineering.com)
Maybe put it in a vibrator?
this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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until it explodes and burn your cooch.
Durability, performance, safety, and price. Can it be competitively priced?
Last time I was in Beijing, the newest BYD was under 8,000 USD equivalent to buy in person before haggling.
The new economy sedan on the BYD .com website is publicly listed at $11.5k and 13k USD equivalent for 80 miles and 135 miles of range respectively.
Considering they have EV chargers every other block throughout the country and installed 10 million EV chargers in 18 months, that's plenty of range for a great price.
And this is not even a solid state. Just an evolution of existing battery design.
First of all, very impressive specs and engineering. I read that CATL has 10 years of manufacturing records kept at part and batch level in their highly automated 'lighthouse' factory that makes the C5 batteries, and attain a very low defect rate and sophisticated battery monitoring(including cloud and charge-station monitoring).
However, in light of the huge uplift in charge speed and lifetime I honestly wonder how many of the chemicals that seem to be the key to enabling this durability are polyfluoridated, as I'm concerned for the enduring damage of increasing use of forever chemicals in lithium batteries.
Several material-level innovations underpin the battery’s performance. The cathode uses a specialized protective coating designed to reduce breakdown and prevent the loss of metal ions during rapid charging and discharging. The electrolyte contains an additive that detects microscopic cracks and seals them before damage spreads. The separator also plays a role. It features a temperature-responsive coating that reduces ion movement when localized heat builds up.
Post discussing alternative environmentally (yet still highly effective) chemicals and the heavy use of PFAS in present lithium battery tech: https://lemmy.ca/post/59879684
Impressive specs.