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Old 03-09-2013, 06:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pete c View Post
As we all know, EVs have one big problem, refueling time. Even the most high tech chargers out there take hours to deliver a full charge on a low battery.
If we removed the reference to "the most high tech" , then yes that is a common problem of what is commonly in use today ... but not because the most high tech can't do it... more like because the tech being used can't do it.

Ultra-Fast charge system , To recharge to about ~80% in about 1 minute is old tech ... about ~8 years old now... link

Even Lab prototypes of pushing that down to ~10 seconds ... are no longer cutting edge at ~4 years old ... Link

There are of course good reasons why most common battery systems are not built to do this ... but if you want to talk about "most high tech" ... well with the door that open all kinds of possibilities are available ... even if not being used for various reasons.

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Maybe this will eventually change, but, if it doesn't, what about coming up with a way to swap packs at centralized charge stations. Highway rest stops would be a great location for them.
Better Place is already trying to deploy that very things ... progress is slow.
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