Date: 2024-08-08 hits: 178
In the wave of global energy transformation and scientific and technological innovation, electric aircraft, as a revolutionary solution in the fields of future urban transportation, medical transportation, logistics distribution and tourism, is gradually becoming a hot topic and trend in the industry.
This emerging field has not only attracted the attention of many start-ups, but also prompted traditional aviation giants and new energy battery leaders to lay out.
As a leader in the new energy battery industry, CATL has shown a strong driving role in the field of aviation electrification by virtue of its profound technology accumulation and strong industrial chain advantages.
On August 3, CATL signed a strategic investment and cooperation agreement with Fengfei Airlines, and CATL exclusively invested hundreds of millions of dollars to become the strategic investor of Fengfei Airlines.
CATL will join hands with Feng Fei Aviation to jointly commit to the research and development of eVTOL aviation batteries.
The two companies will combine their resources and technical advantages to focus on improving the energy density and performance of eVTOL batteries, supporting longer flight ranges and higher load capacity of eVTOL, while also ushering in more significant improvements in safety and stability.
In fact, as early as April 2023, at the Shanghai Auto Show, CATL officially released the condensed matter battery.
Wu Kai, chief scientist of Ningde Times, revealed that the condensed matter battery of CATL is cooperating and developing civil electric manned aircraft projects.
In July 2023, CATL, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Limited and Shanghai Jiaotong University Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd. jointly established ComAC Times (Shanghai) Aviation Co., Ltd. to further expand its business in the aviation field.
In April 2024, Wu Kai, chief scientist of CATL, said at the Beijing Auto Show that the first flight of the aircraft with CATL condensed matter battery was successful in the above tonnage verification.
In June 2024, Zeng Yuqun, chairman of CATL, said that its civil electric manned aircraft cooperation project is expected to support about 2000-3000 km range in 2027-2028.
CATL has successfully tested 4-ton civil electric aircraft, is actively accelerating the development of 8-ton electric aircraft, 8-ton aircraft is expected to be released in 2027-2028.
Exploring a series of layouts in the field of aviation electrification in CATL is related to the broad market prospects of aviation electrification market.
Taking eVTOL as an example, relevant data show that the current global eVTOL market orders have totaled more than 13,000, and the future will compete or replace traditional helicopters in many fields.
The layout of the aviation market in the CATL can enrich business forms and provide driving force for performance growth.
In addition, the layout of aviation electrification is a demonstration of advanced battery technology, compared to other fields, the energy density of aviation-grade batteries is required to be above 400Wh/kg,
The charging rate is above 5C, and the research and development breakthrough of aviation batteries can set a benchmark for the cutting-edge application field of CATL, and then provide technical support for the application of electric ships, passenger cars, energy storage and other fields.
Zhongchuang New Aviation, Yiwei Lithium Energy, Guoxuan High-tech, Funeng Technology and so on have launched a layout for the aviation electric market.
With the increasing global pursuit of green travel and low-carbon life, the market space for aviation electrification is huge.
The layout and progress of CATL in the field of aviation electrification not only shows its deep strength in the field of new energy batteries, but also infuses new vitality into the development of the entire aviation electrification industry chain.
With the continuous progress of technology and the gradual maturity of the market, aviation electrification will become an important trend in the future travel field.
