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Contemporary Amperex Technology stock: CATL unveils dual-battery system

Published on 11/10/2026 at 16:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Contemporary Amperex Technology stock is in focus after CATL unveiled a dual-battery system for heavy-duty trucks. The design targets longer use between swaps and lower fleet costs.

CATL targets freight electrification

CATL unveiled a dual-battery system combining a swappable main battery with an onboard range extender for heavy-duty trucks.
The company is expanding battery swapping as a potential growth channel beyond passenger electric vehicles.

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Contemporary Amperex Technology is extending its battery-swapping strategy into heavy-duty freight. Batteries News reported on November 9, 2026 that CATL had unveiled a dual-electric range-extension battery system in Beijing.

A two-battery architecture

The system pairs a standardized, chassis-mounted battery that can be exchanged at a Qiji station with a 77-kilowatt-hour battery mounted behind the cab. The second unit supports 3C charging and provides backup power, allowing the main battery to be used more deeply before a truck returns to a station.

CATL said the architecture can raise the main battery's depth of discharge from about 70 percent to more than 95 percent. Power can switch to the range extender within milliseconds, while the two battery systems can be upgraded independently. The onboard unit can also be tailored for requirements such as cold-weather performance, energy density or high power.

Network scale is the next test

Alongside the system, CATL introduced standardized swappable batteries with capacities of 432 kilowatt-hours and 513 kilowatt-hours. The company said its new-generation station can complete a swap in five minutes, reduce construction costs by 10 percent and be deployed without an excavation pit.

CATL also changed its battery-as-a-service billing model to charge for net energy charged rather than energy discharged. According to the company, that change can reduce basic-plan rental costs by up to 20 percent per kilowatt-hour. Agreements covering 13,000 vehicles were signed at the event, according to Batteries News.

CATL plans to operate 900 heavy-duty truck battery-swapping stations by the end of 2026 and expand to 2,000 by 2027. Its longer-term goal is 10,000 stations across China with partners. For investors, the rollout creates a route to recurring battery and infrastructure revenue, but adoption will depend on fleet demand, station availability and the economics of leasing exchangeable batteries.