Turkey’s domestic electric car manufacturer Togg is quietly taking a revolutionary step to increase its competitiveness in the global market and optimize its cost structure.

In the new long-range Togg T10X models, which are offered for sale with prestige today, it is seen that the transition to LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery technology, known for its safety and longevity in the electric vehicle world, has been made.

While the capacity of the vehicle is updated to 89.6 kWh with the new battery architecture, there is a shortening of the charging time and a slight increase in the load.

This strategic breakthrough, which will directly affect the user experience, has the potential to shake the stability in the local electric vehicle market.

What Does LFP Battery Technology Bring to Togg?

In the electric vehicle industry, manufacturers generally focus on two main battery chemistries: NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) and LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate). Togg preferred NMC batteries with high power density in its first phase production models.

However, in the global market, giants such as BYD and Tesla heavily use LFP batteries in their budget-friendly models, making this technology mainstream.

The biggest advantage of LFP batteries is that their production costs are much lower than NMC batteries. This move by Togg reduces the production costs of the vehicle, allowing it to pursue a much more aggressive pricing policy both in the domestic market and in the European market, which is intended for export.

Moreover, LFP batteries offer the highest standards in terms of fire safety as they have the lowest risk of thermal runaway chemistry. In addition, these batteries, which do not lose performance even after being charged thousands of times, promise users a much longer battery life.

Changes in Technical Information: Performance and Capacity

The power density of LFP batteries is slightly lower than NMC batteries. This means that more cells and therefore more load are physically required to store energy.

Togg engineers are making a small capacity adjustment by increasing the battery capacity to 89.6 kWh in order to maintain the vehicle’s range at the same level despite this increase in load.

The additional weight of approximately 20 kilograms brought by the new battery has a small reflection on the performance data of the vehicle.

The 0-100 km/h acceleration time, which was 7.8 seconds in the old generation long-range Togg models, is recorded in the technical sheets as 8.0 seconds in the new LFP battery-powered versions.

However, in daily urban and mid-city usage scenarios, it does not seem likely that this difference of 0.2 seconds will be felt by drivers.

The improvement in the charging curve draws attention

One of the biggest benefits of the new battery integration to the user is the time spent at charging stations. According to technical information, the charging time of the new long-range Togg models at high-speed DC charging stations decreases from 28 minutes to 26.5 minutes.

Although a 1.5-minute reduction in time may seem like a minor detail, on the engineering side, this shows that a significant smoothing has been achieved in the charging curve of the new LFP battery pack.

The battery can maintain high current for a much longer time and manages heat more successfully.

How Will User Experience Be Affected?

When you get behind the wheel, the new Togg T10X models with LFP battery do not offer a feeling different from the old models in terms of driving comfort and power feeling. However, there is a change in charging habits that will relieve users.

While experts do not recommend always charging the battery to 100% in order to preserve the life of NMC batteries, LFP batteries can always be safely charged up to 100% charge due to their structure. This means that users can go on every trip with full capacity and without worrying about battery health.