Five minute EV charge to 80%

How would you like to charge your EV from 10% to 80% in under five minutes? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well not any more thanks to Nyobolt.

Nyobolt is a start-up company that is developing high-power density, fast-charging battery technology in an EV prototype. Its small two-seater sports car with a 35kW battery can be charged from 10% to 80% using a 350kW DC charger in a staggering four minutes and 37 seconds. That’s twice the speed of some of the fastest-charging EVs on the road today – by comparison, the same rate of charge might take up to 20 minutes in even some of the best EVs on sale today.

Crucially too, Nyobolt’s technology solves the levels of degredation that can come with supercharging lithium-ion batteries. During testing Nyobolt’s batteries have already completed 4000 fast charge cycles equating to more than 600,000 miles while still retaining over 80 per cent charging capacity.

Furthermore, the compact battery pack size benefits both car manufacturers and drivers as the Nyobolt is a sports car weighing just 1250kg.

“We can enable [manufacturers] to build excitement back into the segment, which is literally weighed down by legacy batter technology,” said Shane Davies, Nyobolt’s director of vehicle battery systems. “Nyobolt is removing the obstacle of slow and inconvenient charging, making electrification appealing and accessible to those who don’t have the time for lengthy charging times or the space for a home charger.”