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Zeekr Just Embarrassed Tesla & The Entire EV World
500 kW charging in an EV that is $14,000 cheaper than the equivalent Tesla. But, How?
You may never have heard of Zeekr or its Chinese parent company, Geely. But if you have any interest in the EV revolution, affordable e-mobility or environmentally friendly technology, you will soon! You see, they have developed a battery that blows anything Tesla or any other battery maker has out of the water! Their “Golden Battery” is more energy dense, way faster charging, more eco-friendly, and, most importantly, far cheaper than any of their peers’ offerings. It is an absolute breakthrough moment for this Eastern Tesla rival, which could place them at the tippy top of the EV world. But how have they managed this feat?
Well, let’s start off with what this battery actually is.
The Golden Battery is a Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery pack. LFP chemistry is currently only found in budget EVs, as they tend to be less energy-dense and slower charging, but crucially, they are around 25% cheaper than their lithium-ion cousins. LFP cells also use far more common, less toxic, easy-to-mine materials than lithium-ion. As such, LFP cells, on average, have a far lighter impact on the planet than lithium-ion, both in terms of direct ecological effects and carbon footprint…
