CATL Warns 2026 EV Rush May Have Driven Batch Battery Failures
At the 2026 World Power Battery Conference in Yibin, Zeng said China launched more than 600 new vehicle models, about three a day, and that speeding validation cycles has contributed to batch-level battery failures. CATL said it holds its single-cell defect target to no more than one defect per billion cells using automated inspection and process controls amid wider EV price pressure.