At its Tech Day event, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) unveiled the second-generation Freevoy Super Hybrid Battery, a new solution aimed at the extended-range vehicle market. The system supports three chemistries—lithium iron phosphate (LFP), a powder-level LFP/NCM super-hybrid blend, and high-end ternary lithium—delivering pure electric driving ranges between 500 and 600 kilometers. All variants include 4C fast-charging capability as standard.
CATL emphasized that while a 400-kilometer electric range has become a baseline for range-extended vehicles, achieving 600 kilometers represents a new performance threshold. The LFP configuration is optimized for mainstream family use, offering 500 kilometers of electric range and enabling once-a-week charging for typical commuting patterns. For customers seeking greater range without significantly increasing weight or cost, the company’s Super-Hybrid Technology integrates LFP and nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) materials at the powder-particle level. This design uses the olivine crystal structure of LFP as a core framework, achieving a uniform gradient mix with NCM and yielding an energy density of 230 Wh/kg—approximately 15–20% higher range than single-chemistry LFP packs at the same weight.
Beyond the super-hybrid option, CATL has incorporated high-end ternary components from its third-generation Qilin battery into Freevoy’s second iteration, pushing pure electric range beyond 600 kilometers. Company data indicate that vehicles with less than 400 km of electric range activate their range extender roughly 15% of the time; extending the electric range to 600 km lowers range-extender usage to under 1%, effectively eliminating daily reliance on the extender. With the range extender, total driving distances can exceed 2,000 km.
On the power front, the updated Freevoy can sustain 1.2 MW output even at just 20% state of charge, with peak power exceeding 1.5 MW when fully charged. Safety features include a protective bottom coating rated for 1,500 joules of impact energy—ten times the national standard—and sealing that withstands 200 hours of immersion at two meters, far surpassing the required 30 minutes at one meter. Despite full submersion, the battery remains watertight and fully operational.
CATL’s first-generation Freevoy battery helped establish the extended-range segment by offering 400 km of electric range paired with 4C charging. In 2025, more than 95% of range-extended vehicles with over 300 km of electric range utilized Freevoy technology. The second-generation release raises the extended-range benchmark to 600 km, setting a new performance standard for the segment.
Source: CarNewsChina
