New All-Weather EV Battery Charges in Six Minutes

Chinese company Greater Bay Technology has unveiled a new solution that is designed to take the experience of using electric vehicles to the next level by providing fast charging and stable battery operation in all weather. The breakthrough technology could give a new impetus to the automotive industry by addressing the most crucial issues for electric vehicle manufacturers and EV owners.

Electric cars are closely associated with comfort, sustainability, and innovation, but battery limitations have been among the most challenging aspects of their operation for years. When ambient temperatures drop to 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) and below, EV battery charging efficiency drops significantly, so car owners do not have the opportunity to rely on a power reserve. To improve battery efficiency at extreme temperatures, automakers install heat pumps that maintain the temperature range required for the battery to work properly. However, the imperfection of this solution is obvious, and manufacturers have continued to look for other ways.

Greater Bay Technology has developed a new battery for electric cars with a range of 621 miles (1,000 kilometers) that does not depend on the temperature outside the vehicle. The battery is called the Phoenix cell, and it is fully charged in just six minutes, about the time it takes to fill up a car with gasoline.

The Phoenix cell uses superconducting materials and thermal management technology to heat the battery from -20℃ (-4℉) to 25℃ (77℉) in just five minutes. Thus, Greater Bay Technology has provided a solution to two problems of electric cars at once: the battery operates within the normal operating temperature range at all times so that driving range is not reduced at low temperatures, and it takes literally six minutes to fully charge the car, approximately as at a regular gas station.

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Greater Bay Technology was founded in 2020 by two seasoned automotive industry professionals Huang Xiangdong and Pei Feng. With many years of experience working for industry leaders, Huang aims to develop and implement technology that will encourage the mass adoption of electric cars and equalize EVs with gasoline cars in terms of convenience, practicality, and safety. Greater Bay Technology’s developments have already been successfully applied to GAC’s electric vehicles, and in 2024 the innovative batteries will be used on EVs of other manufacturers.