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CATL CTO On The Truth About 3-Minute Charging, Sodium & Solid-State!

Everything Electric Podcast

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News, Leisure, Tech News, Automotive

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Recorded live at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, Elliot Richards sits down with Dr. Zhu Lingbo "LB", CTO of CATL's International Business Unit, for a conversation about the battery technologies that are reshaping the automotive industry.

From 3-minute charging and 1,500 km batteries to the reality of solid-state development, this episode delves into the breakthroughs, bottlenecks, and global power struggle defining the future of EVs. 
 
LB Zhu explains how CATL's latest Qilin and Shenxing battery platforms are pushing energy density, charging speed, and weight reduction further than ever before, and why the company believes lighter batteries may matter just as much as bigger ones.
 
In this episode: 
  • CATL's 3 min 44 sec charging breakthrough 
  • 350 Wh/kg "Condensed State" batteries 
  • Why EV weight is becoming a major battleground 
  • The real timeline for solid-state batteries 
  • CATL's expansion into Germany and Europe 
  • The future of battery recycling and circular supply chains 
  • China vs Europe in the global battery race
 
0:00 CATL's Vision for the Future of EVs 
2:18 Qilin vs Shenxing: CATL's New Battery Breakthroughs 
5:41 3-Minute Charging: How Fast Can EVs Really Get? 
8:02 Sodium-Ion Batteries & the Next Chemistry Shift 
10:27 Why EV Weight Is the Industry's Next Big Battle 
14:20 Why 500 Wh/kg Batteries Aren't Ready for Cars 
16:15 The Truth About Solid-State Batteries 
19:06 Europe's EV Slowdown & Global Electrification Trends 
23:18 Inside CATL's Expansion Into Germany 
27:25 Battery Recycling & the Circular Economy Future 
31:48 What EVs Will Look Like in 2036
 
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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Everything Electric Show podcast.

0:13.8

Today we have a very special guest, I will be due from CATL.

0:18.7

We're at the Beijing Motor Show 2026 and we've got a really lucky chance to speak to you. You're from CATL. We're at the Beijing Motor Show 2026 and we've got a really lucky chance

0:23.4

to speak to you. You're from CATL. I've got you for about 30 minutes. So obviously I'm very

0:29.4

interested in CATL. We think the battery technology that goes into the cars in the market is

0:35.5

one of the most important innovations in the market.

0:40.3

And I think that being able to speak to you is very lucky for us and the listeners.

0:45.3

So if you could just introduce yourself and what do you do?

0:48.3

Yeah.

0:49.3

Hello everyone. My name is Limba Su.

0:52.3

My current job is double low.

0:55.0

First, I'm responsible for the technology development for overseas market, except China.

1:02.0

Of course, we have a good connection also with our domestic team.

1:05.0

My second job is to respond for the business in Europe.

1:09.0

I joined CTO 14 years ago after my

1:15.8

education and the work in US and since then I responded for the first I

1:20.8

respond for the sales development then project management and sales all kind of

1:25.6

functions now I'm the CTO for overseas market.

1:29.3

Yes.

1:30.3

So I find that a lot of people who work for CATL are engineers first,

1:34.3

and then they kind of move into other corporate roles.

1:37.3

So you were an engineer, is that right?

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