Toshiba has made a remarkable leap in Lithium battery technology – the Super Charge ion Battery recharges up to 90% of its energy in five minutes, and has a lifespan of over 10 years.
Slow charging is an obstacle to development of battery-electric vehicles, so a battery like this could be charged almost full in the time it takes to buy a sub. General Motors has been waiting for someone to develop a viable Li-ion battery for their Volt as has Toyota delaying the technology in its Prius. gizmag.com
Can't wait for this technology to make it's way into hybrids. Saw a plug-in Prius a month or two back...so much untapped potential! (No pun intended.)
P.S. Your hyperlink to gizmag doesn't seem to work.
It would make just a straight electric car more feasable... say you could drive around and use a plug-in port at a store, be topped off by the time you return, Have quarter meters and fill the "tank" for 50 cents.
I'll fix the link, thanks