Chinese automaker Geely has unveiled a new electric vehicle (EV) battery capable of charging faster than any other current EV charging system on the market.
The 900V Energee Golden Brick Battery will feature in the new Geely-owned Lynk & Co 10+ electric sedan. The vehicle’s high-voltage architecture and battery pack will enable it to charge at peak charging power of 1.1MW.
According to figures released by Geely, the vehicle will be able to charge from 10% to 70% in four minutes and 22 seconds, from 10% to 80% in five minutes and 32 seconds and from 10% to 97% in eight minutes and 42 seconds.
Automakers across China are racing to develop the fastest EV battery-charging technologies. Less than a month ago, BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of EVs, unveiled battery and charging technology capable of “delivering speeds that rival refuelling at a petrol station”. It claimed that its 1.5MW Flash charging technology, coupled with the firm’s latest second-generation blade lithium iron phosphate...