☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWe Tried BYD’s 5-Minute ‘Megawatt’ EV Charging In China — It’s Mind-Blowingwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkWe Tried BYD’s 5-Minute ‘Megawatt’ EV Charging In China — It’s Mind-Blowingwww.youtube.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoDang. 0 to 60% charged in 5 minutes. This just broke every argument for gas stations, and it’s likely only going to get better.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoExactly, this is game changing stuff. I imagine this will have huge applications outside cars too. I can see this being really useful for stuff like buses, autonomous vehicles, or even robots.
minus-squarembirth 🇬🇧@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months agoBut how many of these cycles can the battery withstand until it goes up in flames or loses capacity?
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoThe video touches on this, shockingly the engineers considered this obvious question.
Dang. 0 to 60% charged in 5 minutes. This just broke every argument for gas stations, and it’s likely only going to get better.
Exactly, this is game changing stuff. I imagine this will have huge applications outside cars too. I can see this being really useful for stuff like buses, autonomous vehicles, or even robots.
But how many of these cycles can the battery withstand until it goes up in flames or loses capacity?
The video touches on this, shockingly the engineers considered this obvious question.