‘Groundbreaking’ EV charger can power a car in just 10 MINUTES for hundreds of miles
A SUPER fast EV charger has been unveiled with the ability to power a car for hundreds of miles in just 10 minutes.
Extreme fast-charging pioneers StoreDot can now juice up an electric motor from 10% to 80% – showing off the ingenious new tech with major car brand Polestar.
Polestar installed the battery in a fully drivable prototype of its Polestar 5 model, set to go on sale next year.
It then managed to charge the EV from 10% to 80% in under the 10-minute time cap.
Storedot had recently been able to add 100 miles worth of charge onto an EV in just five minutes, and are aiming for the four minute mark by 2026 and three minutes by 2028.
Dr Doron Myersdorf, CEO of StoreDot, said: “We are very excited to share this impressive achievement today and are proud to be on this journey with Polestar, a leading car brand who envisions high performance cars with a sustainable future.
“We’re happy to see our partner is among the first EV car makers to acknowledge that XFC is now a necessary standard to make vast EV adoption a reality.
“With our extreme fast charging technology, you can add 200 miles in under 10 minutes.”
The charger, powered by a pure silicone anode XFC battery cells, represents a “major milestone” for electric vehicles that “revolutionises” EV ownership.
Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar, added: “By eliminating charging times that were previously an obstacle, StoreDot’s XFC battery cells combined with our cutting-edge product development and battery engineering have unlocked new frontiers for electric mobility.
“This technology will reshape consumer expectations and accelerate mass EV adoption by making EV ownership a seamless experience for the mass market.”
Fast charging is one of the biggest selling points for new EVs, with SMART recently revealing a concept motor that will have one of the largest EV batteries for its size.
The major car brand added that it will have a range of more than 340 miles and it will only take 15 minutes to charge from 10-80 per cent.
Elsewhere, millions of EV drivers have been warned over a simple charger error that could cost them thousands in the long run.