Overview
- Industry and regulators outlined a dedicated ‘15th Five‑Year’ power‑battery plan and carbon management work, while CAERC moved to codify battery types into solid‑state, solid–liquid hybrid and liquid categories.
- Conference data highlighted recent gains including single‑cell energy density above 300 Wh/kg, 15‑minute fast replenishment and average driving range exceeding 500 km.
- CATL became the first nationwide pilot granted a conditional road‑transport exemption, allowing its lithium batteries to ship by ordinary trucks without mandatory escort to reduce costs and ease capacity constraints.
- Yibin’s battery hub reported planned capacity above 300 GWh with 210 GWh built, and officials said roughly one in ten power batteries worldwide is produced there.
- Dongfeng said a 0.2 GWh solid‑state pilot line is running and it expects 350 Wh/kg cells to reach mass production and vehicle integration by September 2026, as Saike Power began first‑phase production on a 0.5 GWh high‑safety line with products claiming 300–500 Wh/kg.