New battery technology may allow for complete recharging within minutes

Of all the criticisms of electric vehicles, probably the most commonly-heard is that their batteries take too long to recharge – after all, limited range wouldn’t be such a big deal if the cars could be juiced up while out and about, in just a few minutes. Well, while no one is promising anything, new batteries developed at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign do indeed look like they might be a step very much in the right direction. They are said to offer all the advantages of capacitors and batteries, in one unit... Continue Reading New battery technology may allow for complete recharging within minutes

Tags: Batteries, Charging, Electric Vehicles, Recharging, Thin Film, University of Illinois

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