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Li-ion charges 90% in 5m, lasts 10y

— Paul Kuehnel (December 14, 2007 5:08 PM)

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

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Comments

KenBob · December 14, 2007 10:55 PM

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.

paul kuehnel · December 15, 2007 9:15 AM

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

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