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CATL Warns 2026 EV Rush May Have Driven Batch Battery Failures

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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.

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