Samsung has announced a new battery cell for electric vehicles that could enable 20 minute fast charging. The company plans to get that time down to 5 to 10 minutes:
Samsung's SDI battery subsidiary announced a new battery cell designed for use in electric vehicles that offers improved density to manage a max range of up to 372 miles on a full charge, with a quick charge capacity that will help it regain 310 miles or so of charge on just 20 minutes of charging. Unveiled at the North American International Auto Show for the first time, the new battery tech come with a 10 percent decrease in the number of units and weight required vs. current production battery units made by Samsung SDI.
Mass production isn't set to begin until 2021, but the tech should arrive in time to supply the first crop of autonomous cars, which are also targeting street dates sometime within that year from a range of manufacturers. EV and self-driving are tied closely to one another, since both are crucial components for operating the kind of on-demand ride-sharing fleets planned by Ford, among others.
Also at Engadget. Press release at Business Wire.
Samsung's SDI division is the same company that made the batteries used in the Galaxy Note 7 as well as the upcoming Galaxy S8. Samsung will reportedly reveal the cause of the Galaxy Note 7 overheating issues later this month, but the batteries are not expected to be the culprit.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 11 2017, @03:22PM
If the amount of copper is as much as you say, this would make the cables at every charging station an attractive target for thieves.
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(Score: 1) by WillR on Wednesday January 11 2017, @05:55PM
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 11 2017, @06:42PM
Yes, that would definitely increase the value of the stolen cable. Is the steel armor worth as much as the copper?
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(Score: 2) by TK on Thursday January 12 2017, @10:06PM
As supplied? Maybe, but not likely.
As scrap? No way.
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