New Electric Vehicle Battery to Revolutionize the Industry

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Electric vehicles seem to be the green future of transportation, but owners are deterred by slow-charging batteries that only last for short-range drives and cannot operate in cold temperatures. Chinese startup Greater Bay Technology claims it developed a new 1,000 km range EV battery that charges in six minutes and can work in any weather.

As reported by Bloomberg, the battery (called the Pheonix) uses superconducting materials and thermal management to bring freezing temperatures to normal room temperature in just five minutes.

This is revolutionary because extreme temperatures have been the bane of electric vehicle batteries since they were introduced, having the batteries lose their charging efficiency when the temperature dips below zero degrees Celsius.

According to Interesting Engineering, the Phoenix cell can deliver a range of 1,000 km on a single charge. According to Huang Xiangdong, the founder of Greater Bay Technology, the use of superconducting materials and thermal management technology in the cell ensures that the battery can be heated back from temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius in just five minutes.

Furthermore, when the battery is within the normal operating temperature range, it can be fully charged in six minutes. The cell can effectively be used in any weather conditions and is equivalent to filling the tank of a gasoline-powered car, matching the company’s vision. “The Phoenix battery not only addresses the long charging time for EVs, but other pain points. It doesn’t matter if it’s a hot day or a cold day, the Phoenix battery’s range won’t be affected,” said Huang.

Greater Bay Technology is confident that this technology will increase the mass adoption of EVs. The Phoenix cell could be seen in action as early as next year on GAC’s Aion EVs as well as EVs of other carmakers.