Amazing! Super-fast charging for electric cars.

TPO - Nybolt, a startup based in Cambridge, UK, has developed a new generation of 35kWh lithium-ion batteries that can be charged in just over four and a half minutes.

Newton's sports car model has just tested a new generation of ultra-fast charging batteries.

Much faster than the current 20-minute charging time for some electric vehicles using fast chargers like Tesla (TSLA) Supercharger, and nearly as fast as filling a gasoline-powered car with a full tank.

The company said Nyobolt's technology is built on a decade of research led by Cambridge University battery scientist Clare Grey and Cambridge graduate Shivareddy.

The key to the battery's ultra-fast charging capability without significantly impacting its lifespan is a design that allows it to generate less heat. This also makes them safer, as excessive heat can cause lithium-ion batteries to catch fire and explode.

In addition, the material used to manufacture the battery's anode allows for faster electron transfer.

Nyobolt is currently in negotiations to sell this battery to eight electric vehicle manufacturers. At 35 kWh, the battery is significantly smaller than the 85 kWh found in a typical American electric vehicle (EV).

However, this technology could be used in larger battery packs in the future. This new generation of rechargeable batteries has somewhat overcome a major drawback of existing electric vehicles on the market: long charging times, which are inconvenient for drivers who travel long distances.

Nyobolt stated that independent tests of its batteries, conducted by a leading global manufacturer, found that the batteries can achieve more than 4,000 fast-charging cycles, equivalent to 965,600 km, while retaining more than 80% of their capacity.

"This figure is many times higher than the warranty period for larger EV batteries currently on the market," the company noted.

William Kephart, an electric vehicle expert at the consulting firm P3 Group and a former engineer, said that the EV batteries Nyobolt is developing can theoretically charge as quickly as the company promises, but the challenge lies in producing them on an industrial scale.

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According to CNN