How LFP Batteries Work: Chemistry, Safety and Engineering Limits
A source-checked guide to LFP chemistry, thermal stability, Blade Battery safety, fire-test limits and engineering tradeoffs with NMC.
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CATL and Robin Zeng: History, Batteries and Strategy
CATL and Robin Zeng explained with verified history, 2025 scale, an August 2026 carbon-neutrality roadmap, Ning Service figures and aviation-battery limits.
EV Battery Recycling Explained: Process, Rules and Economics
How EV batteries are collected, reused and recycled, with clear process trade-offs, current China and EU rules, economics and recovery-claim checks.
BYD Flash Charging: 1,000V, 1.5 MW and 5 Minutes
BYD Flash Charging explained: how the 2025 Super e-Platform differs from the 2026 second-generation Blade Battery, what the speed claims mean, and where availability remains limited.
CATL Expects Up to 20,000 EVs with Sodium-Ion Batteries in 2026
CATL expects up to 20,000 EVs with sodium-ion batteries in 2026, backed by $1.5B R&D and -30°C cold-weather operation as lithium prices surge 190%.
EV Battery Technology 2026: LFP, Sodium and Solid-State
A source-checked guide to production EV batteries in 2026: LFP and NMC today, sodium-ion scale-up, solid-state timelines, battery swapping and flash charging.
CATL Chairman Says Solid-State Batteries Years From Mass Market, Calls for Industry Reality Check
The chairman of CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has delivered the most authoritative reality check yet on solid-state batteries: true mass-market solid-state technology for…
Solid-State Batteries 2026: Status, Timeline and Reality
What solid-state batteries are, what is commercial in 2026, how semi-solid differs, and which company timelines remain targets rather than customer deliveries.