Selva + 209 SP December 5, 2017 New graphene-based battery material has a charging speed 5 times faster than lithium-ion batteries. Standard lithium battery requires charging time of at least an hour to fully charge, while a battery based on the "graphene ball" material would require only 12 minutes to fully charge. Whether this battery would replace the lithium battery? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J Owens + 45 December 5, 2017 (edited) It certainly should if they can come up with a way to make graphene economical - unfortunately, every attempt at creating graphene on the cheap so far has failed. To me - it will be the single most important breakthrough of a generation if it is achieved, the possibilities with graphene are endless The University of Manchester lists just a few ideas: http://www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk/ Lithium Ion batteries are only a small section of the market that be will upturned by graphene IF a breakthrough happens. Until then, Musk can sleep easy. Edited December 5, 2017 by J Owens Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT December 6, 2017 This one has real promise though given that it's an actual battery producing corporation that has done the research, and it's less about this being a brand new technology, then a supposedly manufacturing feasible version of something that has been shown in labs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Varga + 115 AV December 6, 2017 Not sure if Musk can sleep easy, especially after the most powerful people in this industry say that EV future belongs to China. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites