- UK battery manufacturer Nyobolt, who are hoping to bring even higher-power, ultra rapid-charge capable EV batteries to the market, have successfully charged a prototype battery from 0-80% in just four minutes and 37 seconds.
- Under laboratory conditions, the same battery is capable of charging from 0-100% in six minutes.
- The batteries were fitted to a concept car, built in a partnership between Nyobolt and CALLUM.
Even faster EV battery charging on the way?
Nyobolt partnered with CALLUM, the design firm behind the CALLUM Skye, to create the concept sports car that these ultra-rapid charge batteries were fitted to.The 0-80% charge time is no doubt impressive, adding 120 miles in four minutes, on a 350kW fast charger. While rapidly charging batteries can increase degradation, Nyobolt says that this battery will still hold 80% of its original capacity after 4,000 cycles.
That compares to one of the fastest charging production EVs, the Lucid Air, which can add 200 miles of range in 12 minutes. Nyobolt says the cells are capable of charging even faster, with 0-100% in six minutes seen in laboratory conditions. The UK’s high temperature at the time of testing prevented this from being reached.
Although current production EVs are already capable of seriously impressive charge speeds, cutting that time down further can only be a good thing. With this charge time being very comparable to how long it’d take you to fill up a petrol or diesel car, this level of battery expertise making its way into real-world EVs will remove yet another barrier to those drivers who remain hesitant to make the electric switch. That could happen pretty soon, with Nyobolt hoping to partner with EV brands on a small scale as early as this year.
Sai Shivareddy, CEO of Nyobolt, commented:
“Unlocking the challenges faced by electric vehicle designers has been key to the development of our breakthrough fast-charging batteries. Previously, enabling a light weight fast-charging vehicle was not possible without compromising its lifetime and so people have been relying on costly and large battery packs in the vehicle. With our unique technology we have achieved a six-minute charge car, and developed smaller battery packs that can deliver more power and charge in less time.”
