CATL's Battery System Production Capacity Reached 170.39GWh, with A Capacity Utilization Rate of 95%

On July 28, CATL publicly stated on the interactive platform that by the end of 2021, the company's battery system production capacity has reached 170.39GWh, with a capacity utilization rate of 95%, and is currently gradually implementing production capacity according to customer needs.

According to Start Point Lithium Battery Big Data, in terms of production capacity, on July 21 this year, CATL planned to invest 14 billion CNY to build a new energy battery industry base in Jining, Shandong. Statistics show that CATL has more than 10 production bases as of now. As of 2025 The planned global production capacity will exceed 670GWh.

In terms of its going global strategy , the German factory has obtained the 8GWh battery cell production license, and it is expected that the product will be offline by the end of 2022. In addition, factories in the United States, Indonesia, Mexico and other places are also making progress according to some resources. There are industry rumors that the battery factory of CATL in Mexico will mainly supply Tesla and Ford.

In fact, CATL has already cooperated with a number of international big automakers   such as Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW, Hyundai, and Tesla.

On the 21st of this month, CATL officially signed a memorandum of cooperation with Ford Motor, covering the supply of power batteries in China, Europe and North America.

Also on the 26th of this month, Ford announced a series of vehicle electrification plans and investments. In terms of cooperation with CATL, Ford announced that CATL will provide power batteries for the Mustang Mach-E sold in the North American market from 2023, and power batteries for the F-150 Lightning sold in the North American market from 2024.

According to reports, Ford plans to achieve a global electric vehicle production capacity target of 600,000 units in 2023. It has cooperated with major global battery suppliers to lock in 60GWh of power battery production capacity. At present, Ford's battery suppliers mainly include LG Energy, SK On and CATL. In the field of ternary batteries, Ford will continue to cooperate with Korean companies, while CATL mainly supplies lithium iron phosphate batteries.

In terms of technical reserves, CATL has officially released the "Qilin" battery. According to the introduction, the "Qilin" battery system integration has reached a new high standard in the world, the volume utilization rate has exceeded 72%, and the energy density can reach 255Wh/kg, which can easily achieve 1,000 kilometers of battery life. At the same time, the third-generation CTP technology can be applied to lithium iron phosphate and ternary batteries, covering the fields of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Most importantly, "Qilin" batteries will be mass-produced in 2023.

CTP 3.0 battery “Qilin

It should be noted that the CTP technology of CATL has been applied to various fields. In the passenger car segment, since 2019, CATL CTP battery packs have been introduced into Tesla Model 3, Model Y, Xiaopeng P7, NIO ES6 and other popular models.

Therefore, according to industry rumors, the supply of CATL to Ford is very likely to be "Qilin" batteries.

In addition, in sodium-ion battery technology, CATL is also at the forefront of the industry. In 2021, CATL officially released the first-generation sodium-ion battery with a single cell energy density of up to 160Wh/kg. According to the plan, the energy density of the second-generation sodium-ion battery will reach 200Wh/kg, which is close to the ternary lithium battery. At present, CATL is working to promote the industrialization of sodium-ion batteries in 2023.

The latest news shows that the first-generation sodium batteries of CATL can be used in various transportation electrification scenarios (including two-wheelers), especially in alpine regions, and can flexibly adapt to the application needs of all scenarios in the energy storage field.

At the same time, the company has developed AB battery system solutions, mixing sodium ions and lithium ions, which not only makes up for the current short energy density of sodium ion batteries, but also gives play to its advantages of high power and low temperature performance, expanding more application scenarios. .

Resources: Start Point Lithium Battery Big Data,

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