Whilst it may be 10 years away from commercial production, technology has been developed in Japan that may solve one of the biggest challenges facing electric cars: long charging times.
While current electric car models can take up to eight hours to be fully charged, the SMH reports that this new technology can replenish a car’s battery in 10 minutes, without any adverse affect on the batteries.
Existing so-called ‘fast chargers’ in the marketplace require 30 minutes to restore batteries to just 80 per cent capacity, and cost more than $30,000.