Cambridge Start Up claims Six-Minute lithium battery recharge for EVs !!
Echion Technologies the Sawston-based battery specialist spun out of Cambridge University, is preparing to commercialise technology which has been trialled to allow charging times for electric cars to drop to six minutes.https://echiontech.com/
The development could revolutionise the electric transport era, allowing electric car owners to recharge at any garage over a cup of coffee rather than having to stay close enough to recharge overnight at home.
The restrictions are being lifted thanks to technology which involves replacing graphite with a new material, possibly a compound - but Echion Technologies are not saying what.
“The powders are the central component of a lithium battery,” the Owner/Founder says. “This is a new kind of powder which allows you to recharge in six minutes, not 45 minutes. This includes a car, so your electric car is almost as easy to charge as it is to refuel conventionally.”
There’s another benefit: the new material doesn’t explode
“The problem with the usual powders is that when you fast-charge them they can cause an explosion. With the new material – which I can’t tell you any more about – it will accept fast-charging with no safety hazard, unlike graphite."
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