The race for fast-charging cars

By Hayley Bennett2021-04-22T08:17:00

An illustration of a fast charging station for cars

Source: © Dan Bright

Learn how chemists are redesigning batteries to create new, fast-charging options for the future electric cars

Fast charging could be a game changer for the mass adoption of electric cars. Ideally, you want to be able to charge your car up in the time it takes to pay and pick up a drink, just like you would at a petrol pump. Five minutes tops. This kind of rapid recharging poses some challenges to the designers of electric car batteries – challenges that battery designers are now racing to overcome.

Learn how chemists are redesigning batteries to create new, fast-charging options for the future electric cars.

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