This Scooter Battery Can Be Charged In Just 90 Seconds

UK based MAHLE Powertrains and Allotrope energy have revealed a revolutionary battery concept that could be charged in just 90 seconds. This ultra-fast charging battery is a lithium carbon unit and claims to not require any rare earth metals. 

The two British ventures have developed the unit primarily for lightweight scooters used for delivery purposes, with limited range. It uses a high-rate battery type anode and a supercapacitor at the cathode. The two are separated by an organic electrolyte. This has resulted in a battery cell that’s claimed to have no thermal degradation effects which are usually experienced by traditional lithium-based units. It is also claimed to be stable enough to allow high current delivery and fast charging even at high temperatures, without the need of a complex external cooling system.

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Naturally, such advanced charging technology will command an equally sophisticated charger. However, the company claims it has modified a 7kW single-phase connection system to deliver up to 20kW, thereby eliminating the need for a specially designed, often expensive charging grid.

If and when the production begins, this ultrafast charging battery could be one of the best remedies to range anxiety.  It’ll probably take a minute more to charge when compared to refuelling the ICE vehicle’s fuel tank. While the range is limited to just 25km, we are sure that as the tech advances over time, larger batteries will likely be offered with a lot more juice. 

We’ve even discussed how fast charging differs from swappable batteries in this detailed piece. If this tech is adopted on a larger scale, the manufacturing cost will gradually lower and hopefully, we get to witness this technology in developing EV markets like ours, soon.