New Battery charges in 30 seconds

[Skipjack]

http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/07/technol ... ?hpt=hp_t2
If it really works as advertised (and there is always a big IF there), then this could be a game changer for electric cars as well. Biggest problem would probably be how to get that much power into the car in such a short time. Maybe there would be a smaller range extending battery in the car that charges in a couple of minutes to help people reach destinations further away and the rest would still be conventional batteries. Or something like that.

[hanelyp]

A battery that can charge VERY FAST would help electric cars. They'd still need an electric feed that can keep up with the battery.

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A battery that can charge VERY FAST would help electric cars. They'd still need an electric feed that can keep up with the battery.

That's what I just said. Because of that, I think that it might only be a small battery for a quick range extension of sorts. Until you can charge the main battery.

[KitemanSA]

A battery that can charge VERY FAST would help electric cars. They'd still need an electric feed that can keep up with the battery.

That's what I just said. Because of that, I think that it might only be a small battery for a quick range extension of sorts. Until you can charge the main battery.

If this pans out it might mean that flywheels will finally make it big. Slow steady charge at a re-charge station and rapid dump into the batteries. It might also make electric busses a more widely used reality. FWs at bus stops giving buses an instant charge while boarding passengers.