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Tang: Modern LFP EVs can reach up to 1,000 km in range

Kun Tang · The Battery Everyone Uses Is The One They'd Never Build | EnerVenue x HiNa | WTF are Batteries? · Nikhil Kamath · Aug 10, 2026 · at 19:29

Kun Tang, founder of HiNa Battery, discusses how cell-to-pack (CTP) structural improvements enable lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to power long-range electric vehicles.

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“So the RFP can, you can drive a RFP driving car to up to 101,000 kilometers long range.”

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