New Quick Charger For Electric Cars Is Really Quick

One of the biggest hurdles on the road to make electric vehicles attractive for the mass market is the long time it usually takes to charge batteries. But a Japanese company called JFE Engineering now claims it has found a solution for that problem. According to JFE, even so-called "quick battery chargers" often take 30 minutes to charge a car's battery to 80% of its capacity.

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