Batteries are everywhere - from electric vehicles to stationary storage to the device you're watching this episode on! And many of them come from the biggest battery company in the world, CATL - possibly the biggest and most important company, you've never heard of. In this episode, Elliot gets a world exclusive tour around one of the CATL gigafactories in China to find out how these innumerate batteries are made. We promise you, it will blow your mind! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzz4CoEgSgWNs9ZAvRMhW2A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn2YKsCiDpL3UjxIm4-RCoQ 00:00 Z Factory - How to make a battery 01:23 In 10 million vehicles worldwide 02:22 Cathode room 03:03 Half a width of a human hair! 03:37 18,000 researchers 04:03 Rolling 2.2 million cells 05:49 Super cheap and super energy dense 06:31 The Baking Room 07:21 Electrolyte 07:54 Stationary storage 08:41 Charging and discharging 09:02 Cell testing 09:30 Battery swapping 10:25 The final stage! Visit our 2024 LIVE exhibitions in Australia, UK, USA, Canada & Europe:www.EverythingElectric.Show Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to the Everything Electric Show & the Fully Charged Show channels Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show/ Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshw Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow To exhibit or sponsor, email Commercial@FullyCharged.SHOW | Or, for tickets, visit www.EverythingElectric.Show Everything Electric AUSTRALIA, Sydney Olympic Park - 9th, 10th & 11th February Everything Electric LONDON, ExCel London - 28th, 29th & 30th February Everything Electric NORTH, Yorkshire Event Centre - 24th, 25th & 26th May Everything Electric CANADA - Vancouver Convention Centre - 6th, 7th & 8th September Everything Electric SOUTH - Farnborough International - 11th, 12th & 13th October Everything Electric EUROPE - RAI Amsterdam - Date Announcement Imminent