宁德时代

寧德時代

NíngdéShídài

popculture

Meanings

1 CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited) — world's largest EV battery maker

Characters

peaceful (place-name char)

virtue (place-name char)

generation / age

Examples

宁德时代是全球最大的动力电池厂商。

Níngdé Shídài shì quánqiú zuì dà de dònglì diànchí chǎngshāng.

CATL is the world's largest EV-battery manufacturer.

很多新能源车都用宁德时代的电池。

Hěnduō xīn néngyuán chē dōu yòng Níngdé Shídài de diànchí.

Many new-energy vehicles use CATL batteries.

Tips

culture

Founded in 2011 in Ningde, Fujian, CATL (Chinese name 宁德时代, English abbreviation derived from 'Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited') is headquartered in 宁德市 (Ningde city). Listed on Shenzhen ChiNext (creditcard 300750) in 2018. Supplies batteries to Tesla, BMW, NIO, Li Auto, and many more. Known among investors as 'the Maotai of batteries' (电池界茅台) for its market dominance.

memory

宁德 is the city name where the company was founded; 时代 means 'era / age'. The full name evokes 'the Ningde era' — fitting for a company that helped define the EV battery age.

In Pop Culture

宁德时代 Níngdé Shídài

CATL

Largest EV battery maker globally; HQ in Ningde, Fujian; supplies Tesla, BMW, BYD, NIO and most major automakers.

Stroke Order

宁 níng

德 dé

时 shí

代 dài