Lithium Ion Battery breakthrough promises 100-fold boost in performance

Recharge in seconds? Get real, the charge rate is ultimately limitted to the power socket from which you charge the battery. Refer to Ohm's law.

Faster charging for sure. Quasi instant charging is changing the laws of physics.

Any comments Scotty?

wal

- March 16, 2009 @ 06:03 pm PDT

Amazing. You could "trickle" charge it from the wall socket at home, or fast charge using more expensive equipment at a service station. Which, once the infrastructure gets rolled out, is all you really need to make electric cars (and let's not forget motorcycles) viable for everything from commuting to touring.

Loz

- March 16, 2009 @ 07:03 pm PDT

Read more about this on other sources/blogs. Unfortunately, as many articles of this type this one is pure hype. At best, this one is one of MANY important discoveries needed to make what they are telling they have just made.

nehopsa

- March 16, 2009 @ 10:03 pm PDT

Get real?

Yet another interesting report savaged by someone leaping in, and stating the obvious, of course ANY electrical operation is dependant on the power source, [let's say 'source', rather than 'socket'], and of course Ohm's law tells us this.

That covered, I see no mention of 'instant' charging, and if it were 'quasi', it would change nothing, least of all the laws of physics!

TexByrnes

- March 17, 2009 @ 06:03 am PDT

The proof is in the pudding, so we shall see in the fullness of time. A warning is due here: a two order of magnitude improvement is beyond the ken of limited minds. We should keep in unlimited mind that gradual, slow improvement in technology is due more to the limitations of mentation than any limitations of chemistry and physics. After all, there are infinite orders of magnitude, and the possibility for improvement is, indeed, unlimited.

There are quote accepted norms unquote in psychology as well, but I can cure criminal behavior with 150 mg of adult male facial skin surface lipid provided to the criminal by mouth. Same for a drug addict or a sexual pervert. Pop some from the ends of your silly noses into a criminal and see for your silly little selves. Just because it has not been done is no reason it cannot be done. These kids at MIT tend to be fairly bright, so give them the benefit of the doubt, OK?

TogetherinParis

- March 18, 2009 @ 09:03 pm PDT

Wonderful, TogetherinParis!

Autotranslation from French?

Can someone reverse it?

Il brightened mon jour! OK?.

TexByrnes

- March 19, 2009 @ 05:03 am PDT

I don't see any problems with the capacity of the socket here. Why should I?

You charge a battery pack with the socket - all day, and pump the charge from the stationary battery into the vehicle battery pack. The cable can be a limiting factor, but the socket? Come on, get real.

dexter

- March 28, 2009 @ 08:03 pm PDT

I wonder if some people read and understand?

Where is the reference to 'sockets' in the original article? Surely one should assume the charging current would be set by the designers?

Where is the reference to transferring [pumping?], the charge from one battery to another which of course would completely defeat the object of having a fast charge battery in the first place?

As to 'trickle charging' all day, well.....correct me if I'm mistaken, but haven't we been doing that for quite a while?

Let's hope the scientists working on the project don't read these comments!

TexByrnes

- March 29, 2009 @ 08:03 am PDT

as usual, the quick to disparage,are quick to make hasty statements before reading the article and understanding what they have just read,,, and as usual, the more intelligent are here to put them right !,,,,,,, always good to read a well thought out, factual article, so thank you

robinyatesuk2003

- October 17, 2009 @ 05:10 am PDT