Uglybob
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Realistically, it's not the batteries that are holding back car charging times, it's the source of electricity.Funny thing CATL is up-talking the Sodium Ion Battery, in other words attempting to white ant lithium prices.
There is still a lot of room to improve the Lithium Ion battery.
They are claiming the ability to charge a 100 kWh Sodium Ion battery by 80% in 30 minutes.
Sounds mind boggling......
Get your calculator out and work out the consequences for charge stations, or even your home to charge 80 kWh in 30 minutes, or 160 kW in one hour.....
Will be a great idea to up your house main fuses, just in case.
I love Keith Richard for Pope, he has the right age and the ability to bring the hymn book into the 21st century.
Somebody has to do it.
It takes over 24 hours to charge a tesla at home on 240v, or 6-7 hours if you have three phase.
According to Tesla, fast chargers can already recharge faster than what you've listed for the Sodium Ion battery with the current battery technology. The limiting factor is how much electricity you have on hand, and the general answer is 'not enough'.
The main useful advance in batteries will be if they can store the same energy in a lighter battery.
The marketing may sound good, but it only fools some people, not the ones with lots of $$$ to invest who do their homework.