A new battery design from Pennsylvania’s Penn State University could provide 480km of driving range to an electric car battery with just a 10 minute charge, according to new research published on Wednesday. People are often discouraged from making the switch to electric vehicles because of fears about the rate of charge compared with the time it takes to fill up a petrol or diesel tank. The research could mean the time needed to recharge an electric car becomes on par with that of a petrol or diesel car – enough time to visit the amenities and grab a coffee, for instance.
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