Volvo's Chinese owner has unveiled an electric car battery that can charge in just four-and-a-half minutes. Geely said the time needed for its new battery to go from 10pc to 70pc, an industry benchmark for a reasonable charge, was the fastest in the industry. It has shaved 20 seconds off the next best battery, developed by China's biggest electric carmaker BYD, which has also been pouring money into so-called "flash charging". BYD unveiled a system earlier this year capable of charging a battery from 10pc to 97pc in nine minutes, and announced plans for 90,000 charging stations by 2028. Geely said its new system could charge a battery from 10pc to 97pc in eight minutes and 40 seconds, using a charger capable of delivering up to 2.
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