Imagine a world where you can charge an electric car in just 10 minutes.
Well, that world might become a reality far sooner than you think thanks to battery developers StoreDot, who claims to have produced the first battery cells that can be charged in rapid time.
The battery tech firm says its silicon-dominant XFC cells are capable of charging in just 10 minutes. Moreover, the batteries can maintain 80% energy retention even after 850 consecutive fast charge, suggesting a degree of longevity after multiple charging cycles.
While development work is ongoing, StoreDot, based in Israel, says it hopes to put its extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries into production by 2024, followed by solid state batteries by 2028.
“We will look back on 2021 as one of the years where we took significant strides forward benefiting the entire EV industry in many areas, while fostering our leadership position in the EV battery space,” said Dr Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO.
“We are now looking towards an even busier 2022 where we will not only build upon this year’s achievements, but shortly be sharing exciting news for our upcoming solid-state cell technologies.”