Dongfeng & Huawei’s EV Shocks the World: 1,000KM Range, 5-Min Charge скачать в хорошем качестве

Dongfeng & Huawei’s EV Shocks the World: 1,000KM Range, 5-Min Charge

A Chinese automaker has just revealed an electric car that they say can drive more than 1,000 kilometers on a single charge… and they’ve actually shown the battery technology that makes it possible. So, is this the moment gasoline cars finally become obsolete? This isn’t coming from Tesla, Toyota, or any of the names you might expect. It’s coming from Dongfeng Motor, a state-owned Chinese automaker with a long history of building trucks, buses, and passenger cars. At their latest strategic planning and product launch event in Wuhan, they did something most automakers are afraid to do , they laid all their cards on the table. Not only did they claim to have a solid-state battery-powered EV ready for mass production, but they shared actual numbers that sound almost unbelievable: A real-world range of over 1,000 km per charge. A charging speed so fast it could add 450 km of range in just 5 minutes. An energy density of 400 watt-hours per kilogram , a jump that experts have been chasing for decades. And they didn’t just tease concept cars. They talked about production timelines, partnerships with Huawei, and global expansion plans. This is significant because, in the EV world, most breakthroughs live in the lab for years , or even decades , before reaching customers. By publicly announcing these specs and partnerships, Dongfeng is signaling they’re close to making it happen at scale. Why Current EV Batteries Hold Us Back To understand why this is such a big deal, you first need to know why most EVs today can’t match this range or speed of charging. Most electric cars use lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes. Think of the electrolyte as the highway that allows lithium ions , tiny charged particles , to move back and forth inside the battery when charging and discharging. Liquid electrolytes work well, but they come with three big drawbacks: