Do the self-ignite faster also?
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.
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
Have we hit 1,000 on the number of miraculous batteries that are forthcoming any day now?
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.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
“including a high weight that may make it impractical for some applications.” which means it’s as useless as Kamala Harris
They’ll probably sell the patent rights to China.
“...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.
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?
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
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?
How much electricity is required to charge a 400 mile trip in 5 minutes?
Available in a mere 20 years when the nuclear powered chargers are perfected.
I want to stay far away from those.
You just have to love the law of unintended consequences.
The US power grid is not capable of supporting the mandate to move to banning the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles between 2025 and 2030.
If you cut down the charging time to get the same amount of energy (kWh) stored in a battery for a certain distance (say 300 to 400 miles) then you are going to significantly increase the amount of power (kW) for the shorter charging time. That means that the current US power grid and almost all existing chargers will not be up for the job of charging the new batteries.
This is wonderful science, It meets a market need. If successful and implemented by the market, it also means that the critical path to significant EV implementation is now going to be much, much more difficult.
Wow! Just Wow!!
Anything the DOE is behind can be taken for granted!
Do they burn at higher temperatures than 3600 degrees F? Are they easier to extinguish? Do they explode with as much force as conventional Lithium-Ion batteries when subjected to electrical shorts, external heat, sea water immersion, or undetectable internal battery damage? Will insurance premiums skyrocket? Will the government lie about range and safety threats? Questions to ponder.
They are probably planning to put E-Cat cold fusion chargers out there for fast charging in 2075.
New and improved! Burn your garage and house down in half the time!