NEW GRAPHENE BATTERY CAN BE CHARGED IN JUST 15 MINUTES.

A new type of battery has been developed that could revolutionise electric vehicle use with a recharge time of just 15 seconds. While technology is progressing in the electric bike sector on all these points, for most, the rate of progression is still just to slow. One factor that could improve the situation on two of the above mentioned fronts is recharge time. Reducing this to shorter amounts of time improves the deficit that electrically powered motorcycles have over their fossil fuels burning cousins. A battery with a recharge time of minutes, comparable to a petrol – powered bike, would go some way to alleviating the range anxiety that comes with electric motorcycle ownership, and quicker recharge times are just what this new graphene battery achieves. Scientists have created a graphene ‘super battery’ that can be recharged in around 15 seconds. The lithium –ion cell is also capable of surviving a claimed several hundred thousand charge cycles, increasing the longevity of the cell when compared to a conventional battery.