GAC Aion's 480kW super-fast charger will be mass-produced in September, with a charging range of 200km in 5 minutes and a service life of up to 1 million km

GAC Aion’s super-fast charging technology is arriving faster than we expected.

On August 30, GAC Aion demonstrated the A480 super charging pile equipped with super charging technology. Combined with an 880V super-speed battery, it can achieve a 6C high-rate charging power of 480kW, and can charge a battery equivalent to 200km of driving range in 5 minutes.

According to GAC Aion, the principle of this super charging technology is to carry out comprehensive innovation and upgrades in the fields of battery conductive agents, diaphragms, electrolytes, positive and negative electrode materials, etc., to improve the speed of lithium ion migration and embedding, thereby achieving higher charging speeds.

In terms of materials, GAC Aion's super-speed battery uses a high-porosity coated ceramic diaphragm and soft carbon/hard carbon/graphene wrapping to improve the battery's conductivity while ensuring battery stability.

With the support of new technologies, the maximum operating voltage of GAC Aion's super-speed battery can reach 880V, which is nearly double the working voltage of mainstream batteries. The charging power has also reached 480kW. In combination with the A480 super charging pile developed by GAC Aion, with a peak charging voltage of 1000V and a maximum current of 500A, it can achieve 6C high-rate fast charging with a charging time of only 8 minutes from 0% to 80% and only 5 minutes from 30% to 80%, which is comparable to refueling a fuel vehicle.

In response to the concerns of many users that "high power affects lifespan", GAC Aion officially stated that the super-speed battery can achieve a 6C fast charging cycle at room temperature of 1 million km.

It is reported that GAC Aion will mass-produce this super-fast charging technology in September 2021. The upcoming Aion V model will have two versions: 3C 500km and 6C 500km.

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