British Firm Gets Approval to Commercialize EV Battery That Charges in 18 Seconds
High-performance engineering company RML Group has received approval to commercialize an electric vehicle battery that can reportedly charge in just 18 seconds. The VarEVolt battery pack is leagues ahead of current EV battery technology, fully recharging in less than 20 seconds, and has the capacity to run electric hypercars. Now that the Northamptonshire, UK-based firm was granted Conformity of Production certification for its next-generation battery, it can begin mass production for vehicle manufacturers.
Current electric vehicle batteries take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours to fully recharge, making EV charging an incredibly time-consuming affair for drivers who don’t have access to home or office chargers. Compared to the average internal combustion engine (ICE) car, which takes a few minutes to refill, recharging an EV can take ages, and public charging stations are often plagued with reliability issues that make charging even more frustrating.
In addition to improving the country’s charging infrastructure, developing more high performance EV batteries is key to making cars as reliable and convenient to use as petrol and diesel-powered vehicles. The RML Group VarEVolt battery pack could open the door to ultra-high-performance electric vehicle batteries that can recharge as fast, or even faster, than gas cars can refill their tanks.
According to a statement released by RML Group’s Head of Powertrain, James Arkell, the Conformity of Production certification granted to the UK company underscores its readiness to progress from the prototype stage to mass volume production of the VarEVolt battery. The EV battery’s high performance allows it to ‘dump’ all its energy incredibly quickly (at a rate of 6 kilowatts per kilogram), RML board member Michael Mallock explains.
It can completely charge or discharge in just 18 seconds, thanks to its C rating of 200, compared to the Porsche Taycan, a high-performance hypercar whose battery has a C rating of 4–5. This allows the Taycan to charge or discharge in around 12–15 minutes, significantly faster than most conventional EV batteries but still much slower than the VarEVolt battery.
It also has a modular design that will allow manufacturers to use it in various applications. RML Group CEO Paul Dickinson says this design will enable applications that focus on either range and power or balance both, depending on the electric car the battery will be used in. The battery has already been deployed in the Czinger 21C hybrid hypercar and RML Group is building a kit that will convert the VarEVolt battery for older hypercars.
With all these rapid advancements being made in EV battery technology, the future models from firms like Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN) could be significantly different from those they are currently selling as the new battery technologies gain widespread adoption.
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High-performance engineering company RML Group has received approval to commercialize an electric vehicle battery that can reportedly charge in just 18 seconds. The VarEVolt battery pack is leagues ahead of current EV battery technology, fully recharging in less than 20 seconds, and has the capacity to run electric hypercars. Now that the Northamptonshire, UK-based firm was granted Conformity of Production certification for its next-generation battery, it can begin mass production for vehicle manufacturers.
Current electric vehicle batteries take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours to fully recharge, making EV charging an incredibly time-consuming affair for drivers who don’t have access to home or office chargers. Compared to the average internal combustion engine (ICE) car, which takes a few minutes to refill, recharging an EV can take ages, and public charging stations are often plagued with reliability issues that make charging even more frustrating.
In addition to improving the country’s charging infrastructure, developing more high performance EV batteries is key to making cars as reliable and convenient to use as petrol and diesel-powered vehicles. The RML Group VarEVolt battery pack could open the door to ultra-high-performance electric vehicle batteries that can recharge as fast, or even faster, than gas cars can refill their tanks.
According to a statement released by RML Group’s Head of Powertrain, James Arkell, the Conformity of Production certification granted to the UK company underscores its readiness to progress from the prototype stage to mass volume production of the VarEVolt battery. The EV battery’s high performance allows it to ‘dump’ all its energy incredibly quickly (at a rate of 6 kilowatts per kilogram), RML board member Michael Mallock explains.
It can completely charge or discharge in just 18 seconds, thanks to its C rating of 200, compared to the Porsche Taycan, a high-performance hypercar whose battery has a C rating of 4–5. This allows the Taycan to charge or discharge in around 12–15 minutes, significantly faster than most conventional EV batteries but still much slower than the VarEVolt battery.
It also has a modular design that will allow manufacturers to use it in various applications. RML Group CEO Paul Dickinson says this design will enable applications that focus on either range and power or balance both, depending on the electric car the battery will be used in. The battery has already been deployed in the Czinger 21C hybrid hypercar and RML Group is building a kit that will convert the VarEVolt battery for older hypercars.
With all these rapid advancements being made in EV battery technology, the future models from firms like Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN) could be significantly different from those they are currently selling as the new battery technologies gain widespread adoption.
NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN) are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/MULN
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