New Technique Charges Electric Vehicles Even Faster Than Smartphones
Most electric vehicle owners complain about the time required to charge their cars when they're on a long journey. Now, government researchers in the United States have found a way to charge electric car batteries up to 90% in just 10 minutes, yep, faster than your phone's fast charging!
Scientists say their new method is five years away from making its way into the market, but when it does, it could end the charging woes of EV owners. It could also inspire many to switch to clean vehicles.
The study's lead author, Eric Dufek, a scientist at the Idaho National Laboratory said that the goal is to "get very, very close to [times] you would see at the gas pump."
Need for faster charging
Current charging mechanisms for electric vehicles use various types of chargers that have different charging times. For instance, the slowest charges your EV battery in 40-50 hours, while some of the fastest chargers around the world can bring your EV's battery up to 80% in 20 minutes to an hour.
Tesla, one of the world's largest EV makers, says that its supercharger network can provide over 320 kilometres of coverage in 15 minutes... but that's true all over the world.
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The problem with charging electric batteries is quicker is that often times it might end up harming the battery in the long run. This could make them explode, reduce their life span and performance.
Dufek and his team used machine learning to assess how batteries age when charging fast. Their algorithm assessed 20,000 to 30,000 data points to check whether the battery was ageing.
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Even though 90% in 10 minutes sounds great, the team wants to make this process even faster, to bring the entire process on the same speed as refilling your petrol tank, the Washington Post reported.
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