Battery breakthrough could lead to faster EV charging

[Jan]

Big battery breakthrough could add fast charging to cheap electric cars

A new study has found that adding a thin sheet of nickel to existing electric vehicle (EV) batteries could exponentially boost their charging speeds.

Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University partnered with startup company EC Power to address two significant challenges to EV adoption — range anxiety and cost.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

As with every battery "breakthrough" I will believe it when it's in mass production and actually deployed out publicly.

 

[FiestaST]

/Waits for the "upcoming affordable electric cars for South Africa" article.

 

[Funnelman]

And then Eskom says Nope. No electric for you.

 

[itareanlnotani]

And then Eskom says Nope. No electric for you.

...and the sun says, F. Eskom, we can do it.

/looks lovingly at large array of solar pv

 

[McGuywer]

Musk should rather have bought this company.

 

[BuckRogers]

Ebrahim Patel doesn't care for charging speed.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Ebrahim Patel doesn't care for charging speed.

Of course he does but you must do it without slops or cooked chicken.

 

[rvZA]

Just for the battery to die faster so you need to replace it quicker.....

 

[backstreetboy]

Just for the battery to die faster so you need to replace it quicker.....

What? There's 100 year old Edison nickel iron batteries still in use.

 

[Unreal]

...and the sun says, F. Eskom, we can do it.

/looks lovingly at large array of solar pv

And then the rain says F. Eskom and your large array of solar pv

 

[itareanlnotani]

And then the rain says F. Eskom and your large array of solar pv

Nah, I have no problems in rainy winter. My main problem is *far* too much power in summer to be honest.

 

[wingnut771]

What? There's 100 year old Edison nickel iron batteries still in use.

How many kilometres to they get? How much do they charge in 15 minutes?

 

[backstreetboy]

How many kilometres to they get? How much do they charge in 15 minutes?

Need to ask big oil.