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Department of Energy-Funded Ultrafast Lithium Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes
The Debrief ^ | JANUARY 29, 2024 | CHRISTOPHER PLAIN

Posted on 02/23/2024 12:49:42 PM PST by Red Badger

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1 posted on 02/23/2024 12:49:42 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Do the self-ignite faster also?


2 posted on 02/23/2024 12:51:54 PM PST by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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To: Red Badger

You can’t get something for nothing.

If it charges much faster, then it’s going to discharge much faster. You can’t walk to and from school downhill both ways.


3 posted on 02/23/2024 12:52:23 PM PST by fwdude (.When unarmed Americans are locked up for protesting a stolen election, you know it was stolen.)
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To: Red Badger

Aaaand the catch is?

Its horribly expensive? It only comes in a capacity that will power a wrist watch? If this thing was a going concern, it wouldn’t be on freerepublic.com


4 posted on 02/23/2024 12:54:30 PM PST by know.your.why (<>)
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To: Red Badger

Have we hit 1,000 on the number of miraculous batteries that are forthcoming any day now?


5 posted on 02/23/2024 12:54:48 PM PST by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: sonova

They don’t form dendrites on the electrodes and that is what causes lithium batteries to short out and catch fire....................


6 posted on 02/23/2024 12:54:50 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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I expect to read more articles like this one soon enough. EVs are losing favor with a rising number of Americans who don’t want to be tied to them. So, those pushing the EV mandates will see to it that people are *convinced” EVs are the way to go and that they will get better overnight.


7 posted on 02/23/2024 12:55:24 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: Red Badger

If it sounds too good to be true, it is.


8 posted on 02/23/2024 12:57:18 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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“including a high weight that may make it impractical for some applications.” which means it’s as useless as Kamala Harris


9 posted on 02/23/2024 12:58:33 PM PST by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: know.your.why

Aaaand the catch is?

Indium. Cost is about $15 per ounce.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071FY6JG3?tag=bravesoftwa04-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US


10 posted on 02/23/2024 12:59:00 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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The government says it’s safe and effective.................


11 posted on 02/23/2024 1:00:17 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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They’ll probably sell the patent rights to China.


12 posted on 02/23/2024 1:03:09 PM PST by PGR88
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“...if one can charge their EV’s battery in five minutes, one no longer needs to have a battery that’s big enough for a 300-mile range. ‘You can settle for less, which could reduce the cost of EVs, enabling wider adoption’”

So you could stop for a fast five minute charge every 75 miles. Sounds like a plan. The country will need 475,000 top-off charging stations and you’ll still have to wait in line for 15 minutes to get your 5 minute top-off charge.


13 posted on 02/23/2024 1:07:15 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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Hmmmmmm......let’s pretend that 80% or so of this article is real. Have they experimented in very cold conditions? Have they experimented in very hot conditions?

And one of the most important questions is, have they forked over at least 10% for the Big Guy?


14 posted on 02/23/2024 1:10:52 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: sonova
In other new battery news, just yesterday it was reported "Advancing Battery Safety: Self-Extinguishing Electrolytes for Fire Prevention."

BUT, does it work with Lithium Indium batteries?

15 posted on 02/23/2024 1:11:22 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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The charger doesn’t really matter, beyond how much current it can supply.

The battery is the limiting factor in charging speed.

The faster you charge the sooner you kill your battery


16 posted on 02/23/2024 1:17:50 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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DOH!!!

Nevermind: I read ‘Charger’, not “CHARGES” in the title.


17 posted on 02/23/2024 1:20:38 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: Red Badger

Charging and electric car is 5 minutes is a gosh darn lot of electricity. Like two inch diameter cable to avoid bursting into flames quick. Where and how can this be done safely and reliability? 440V direct connection?


18 posted on 02/23/2024 1:21:52 PM PST by The Free Engineer
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How much electricity is required to charge a 400 mile trip in 5 minutes?


19 posted on 02/23/2024 1:22:05 PM PST by mowowie
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To: The Free Engineer

They repealed Ohms Law...................


20 posted on 02/23/2024 1:22:46 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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