Qilin Battery

Deliveries of the Zeekr 009 MPV with CATL Qilin Battery had begun on April 17.

By 2025, Li Auto's product portfolio will include a super flagship model, five EREVs and five BEVs.

Deliveries of Zeekr's Zeekr 009 MPV, the world's first vehicle to be powered by the Qilin Battery, are expected to begin in the second quarter.

Zeekr is offering a 140-kWh Qilin Battery option for the single-motor version of the Zeekr 001, but it is limited to just 1,000 units and will cost consumers an additional RMB 103,000.

The model will be launched in the second quarter of 2023 with a battery pack capacity of 140 kWh and an energy density of 200 Wh/kg.

CATL has moved up the mass production shipments of the Qilin Battery to the end of this year instead of the previously mentioned 2023, according to local media.

In addition to Zeekr, the Huawei-backed AITO brand will also be one of the first to use the Qilin Battery.

CATL will hold a press conference on August 27 from 15:30-16:30 Beijing time to announce the vehicles that will be using Qilin Battery.

In the first half, CATL's gross margin was 18.68 percent, up 4.2 percentage points from 14.48 percent in the first quarter.

Lotus has become the latest car brand, after Li Auto and Neta, to be reported to be using CATL's Qilin Battery.