Five-minute charge for electric car batteries.

[Eggie]

Batteries capable of fully charging in five minutes have been produced in a factory for the first time, marking a significant step towards electric cars becoming as fast to charge as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles...

https://amp.theguardian.com/environm...charging-times

[Olyfboer]

Batteries capable of fully charging in five minutes have been produced in a factory for the first time, marking a significant step towards electric cars becoming as fast to charge as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles...

https://amp.theguardian.com/environm...charging-times

Sorry to rain on the parade:

The batteries can be fully charged in five minutes but this would require much higher-powered chargers than used today. Using available charging infrastructure, StoreDot is aiming to deliver 100 miles of charge to a car battery in five minutes in 2025.

And in sa with much higher ambient temperature, what do they plan to do with the heat generated and also what size cables will be required? All engineering has a price that has to be paid due to the laws of physics which are immutable.

[HugoNotte]

I think the point is, that battery technology is developing rather quickly at the moment.
Nobody says that there is a ready made option available in SA to convert a V8 Landcruiser to an EV, yet.

Almost sounds like we got a couple of electrophobes around. ;-)

[Eggie]

Sorry to rain on the parade:


And in sa with much higher ambient temperature, what do they plan to do with the heat generated and also what size cables will be required? All engineering has a price that has to be paid due to the laws of physics which are immutable.

Don't burn that brige yet.

The pressure to shorten charging time for EV's is immense.
A breakthrough like this could remove the charge time barrier as far as the batteries are concerned.

I don't have the answers to your questions, but give it time - as I said the pressure to shorten charge time is immense. And do not forget what old Bill G had to say about memory size many years ago.

[Olyfboer]

I think the point is, that battery technology is developing rather quickly at the moment.
Nobody says that there is a ready made option available in SA to convert a V8 Landcruiser to an EV, yet.

Almost sounds like we got a couple of electrophobes around. ;-)

Not at all Hugo. In another life a long time ago I was involved with very big batteries and fast charging was an imperative. The faster the better but there were plenty of challenges like heat, buckling of plates and rate of chemical conversion. I include a pic from that past life of some colleagues busy loading some of those big batteries. Each cell weighed over 500 kg. That black thing on the terminal post is the cell's filling cap. Their maximum charging rate was 2000 Amps continuous until they started gassing or certain voltages or temperatures were achieved and the rate had to be gradually reduced. Each cell had a capacity of 12 500 Ah. Shorting terminals with a spanner would instantly vaporise the spanner. So I have worn the T Shirt.

I'm not an electrophobe nor anti EV. I am anti sensation and anti BS engineering.

[ekkekan]

On another post we were talking about the negative of lithium not being able to work at under 0 degrees. Small design change and now heaters are fitted. The link mentions temp can go to 60. Even in our temp cooling could be added. Who knows what other tech would be introduced in order to off set high temperatures.

[cainslie]

Turns out, charging LiFePO4 batteries at higher temps (around 60 deg C) is actually better for their lifespan:
https://www.newscientist.com/article...icles-cheaper/

[Estee]

Not at all Hugo. In another life a long time ago I was involved with very big batteries and fast charging was an imperative. The faster the better but there were plenty of challenges like heat, buckling of plates and rate of chemical conversion. I include a pic from that past life of some colleagues busy loading some of those big batteries. Each cell weighed over 500 kg. That black thing on the terminal post is the cell's filling cap. Their maximum charging rate was 2000 Amps continuous until they started gassing or certain voltages or temperatures were achieved and the rate had to be gradually reduced. Each cell had a capacity of 12 500 Ah. Shorting terminals with a spanner would instantly vaporise the spanner. So I have worn the T Shirt.

I'm not an electrophobe nor anti EV. I am anti sensation and anti BS engineering.

I have an interest in a business that provides lionbrix, from a company that provides lionbrix for that application They now consist of 18650 batteries in packs to make up the complete battery.