Test results for US-based intellectual property firm Charge CCV’s (C4V) lithium-ion batteries suggest they can recharge in around six minutes.
C4V claim to have developed and built an advanced lithium-ion battery that has longer cycle life through its proprietary high-voltage bio-mineralised lithium-mixed-metal-phosphate cathode and anode material.
Using an un-optimised commercial-size cell, C4V has released results (see image) that suggest its cells can charge in six minutes and discharge in one hour while also lasting 650 cycles.
The development programme is being run by C4V with Magnis Energy Technologies— which has plans to build two gigafactories, one in the US and another in Australia.
The two firms plan to eventually produce the cells at the above gigafactories.
The team is now developing a 25-50kWh pack, which will be sent to an electric vehicle maker to test.
C4V has started a demonstration program to prove the capabilities of its cells at the system level.
C4V president Dr Shailesh Upreti said: “The results are very exciting and our potential partners in the automobile industry have been highly encouraged by the data produced so far.”
Image: initial cycling data for EFC from optimised commercial size cell.
