Post #3236812
2026-06-04 21:22 UTC
I wouldn't be so sure.
First, CATL is a Chinese activity, well-known across industry to be fueled with the end products of industrial espionage- I wouldn't trust their shit to power a flashlight.
Second, even this group openly concedes that 12kWh/kg is purely theoretical at this point, as their current prototype arrays are only doing a tenth of this projected performance. They have a long way to go.
Third, hype is all good with a proven product that's market-ready, but when false hype on YT by third-party fanboys & influencers flood the space, it does far more harm to any advances in the state of the art than it does good.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/catl-12000-wh-kg-lithium-air-ev-battery
Replies (3)
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@Paleface@nicecrew.digital 2026-06-04 21:27
"However, open-cell lithium-air reactions are sensitive to ambient moisture and carbon dioxide, which typically leads to rapid cell degradation, unstable catalyst behavior, and low cycle life." All trivial problems, I'm sure.
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@KingOfWhiteAmerica@poa.st 2026-06-04 21:30
It’s my understanding that Aluminum-Air battery infrastructure wouldn’t have the same energy density - but would be so much cheaper to manufacture and implement as an exchange network, that it might very well be worth it.
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@cjd@pkteerium.xyz 2026-06-04 21:40
> 12kWh/kg is purely theoretical Yeah i noticed that and mentioned it in my reply. What's relevant is it establishes an upper bound which we can expect that battery development will push toward over the next 10 years.