Cars that run on supercapacitors could be charged in minutes

Are supercapacitor cars on the way?

Are supercapacitor cars on the way?

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A chance discovery could speed the development of electric cars and mobile phones that charge in just minutes.

A company in the UK says it has developed simple prototypes of a new kind of supercapacitor that might be able to store more energy per volume than the batteries now used in cars and phones. What’s more, it should be relatively simple to manufacture.

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“This promises to make rapid charging possible for electric vehicles, as well as offering a much-needed low cost method of …


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