☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 29 days agoWe Tried BYD’s 5-Minute ‘Megawatt’ EV Charging In China — It’s Mind-Blowingwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-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 · 29 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·29 days 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-up6·29 days 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-down3·29 days agoBut how many of these cycles can the battery withstand until it goes up in flames or loses capacity?
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·29 days 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.