120km/h vs. Pole: I Didn't Expect This Result (CATL Bedrock)

This test caught a lot of people off guard.

A CATL Bedrock battery pack was slammed into a fixed pole at 120 km/h — a speed far higher than most regulatory crash tests — and the outcome wasn’t what many expected.

In this video, I break down what actually happened in the test, why pole impacts are so brutal for EVs, and what this result tells us about modern battery pack design, structural protection, and thermal runaway risk. We’ll look at how CATL is approaching battery safety differently, why this matters for real-world crashes, and how it compares to older assumptions about EV fire risk.

This isn’t marketing, and it’s not hype. It’s about understanding how far battery safety engineering has come — and where the limits still are.

If you’re interested in EV safety, battery architecture, and the engineering decisions that don’t usually make headlines, this one’s worth your time.

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