Duke Energy in the United States recently announced that it would stop using large batteries produced by CATL, saying there were safety threats. CATL severely refuted this.
On Wednesday, U.S. utility company Duke Energy announced that it had cut off the connection of large batteries produced by CATL to the Marine Corps Camp Lejeune in North Carolina due to concerns about potential safety threats. This news triggered worldwide attention and heated discussion.
CATL: Energy storage products sold to the United States do not have communication interfaces
Duke Energy announced in an April press release that it was using CATL batteries at a leased facility at Marine Corps Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, a move that met with criticism from Senator Marco Luby. Austria and more than 20 Republican congressmen severely criticized. Rubio sent a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week asking him to "immediately reverse" the decision to install the batteries.
"This project raised some concerns," Duke Energy said in a statement Wednesday. "As a result, the company has disconnected these batteries while we work to resolve these issues." However, Duke Energy did not disclose when the battery was disconnected or how long it was offline.
CATL responded to the above accusations by saying that the statement that CATL's batteries pose a security threat is wrong and misleading. CATL said that the energy storage products they sell to the United States only contain "passive" equipment and are not equipped with communication interfaces. This means that these devices are not controlled by external electrical signals, and CATL's business and products in the United States will not collect, sell, or share data in any way; moreover, their products have passed strict security review, including relevant U.S. Review of departments and businesses.
One out of every three electric vehicles in the world uses CATL batteries
At the same time as this turmoil occurred, on December 7, CATL chose to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, planning to establish an international headquarters in Hong Kong and an R&D center in the Hong Kong Science Park. The project is expected to invest more than HK$1 billion and employ more than 500 employees. Zeng Yuqun, founder and chairman of CATL, said the R&D center will develop patents for global use and license them to CATL's global partners, including American car companies such as Ford Motor.
Public information shows that CATL's power battery installed capacity has ranked first in the world for six consecutive years, with a global market share of 37%. Currently, CATL's batteries are not only installed in major electric vehicles in the Chinese market such as the GAC Eon Y and Geely Krypton, but also in high-end new energy vehicles such as Tesla Model 3/Y, BMW iX, and Mercedes EQS. superior. Globally, one out of every three electric vehicles uses batteries from CATL, and it is the only electric vehicle battery supplier with a market share of more than 30% in the world.
