(23 Apr 2026) ASSOCIATED PRESS - Beijing, China - 21 April 2026 1. Gao Huan, Chief Technology Officer of CATL, speaking on stage 2. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Gao Huan, Chief Technology Officer of CATL ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++ "Charging from 10% to 98% SOC, Shenxing superfast charging only takes 6 minutes and 27 seconds. Even at −30°C in extreme cold conditions, charging from 20% to 98%, the latest third-generation Shenxing takes about nine minutes, less than ten minutes. This is what