New Fast Battery Charge Tech on BBC

[STG]

Just read this on BBC about new charge tech charging 10-80% in under 5mins

 

[GranTurismoEra]

Been in the works for a few years. They want to sell their tech to other car manufacturers and grow the business. In terms of cars, theyll only make 1000 of them to act as demonstrators for the battery tech and their company. Good idea. We know full on car production is not cheap in the UK.

If they did want to go down the full production route theyd probably need a partner or investor maybe.

So all that was an issue including weight and charge times will be eliminated eventually. 1250kg is great. 155 miles range is the sacrifice. A 4 minute break every 2 -3 hours isnt a deal breaker. The range will get better also.

If SAIC can get this technology in their next generation Cyberster and MG4 it could mean a weight saving of over 400kg+ with a range of over 300 miles. What would be the next negative to look for then?

 

[Alb]

It's a positive story for sure but it has its fair share of hype.
It isn't a solution to the range anxiety problem because that's much more about how many (working) chargers there are, where they happen to be located and whether they are actually available for use.
This rate of energy transfer requires a 350kW DC charger and they are only available in limited numbers.