New Moroccan technology paves the way for charging electric cars in minutes

Singapore-based company KV I, led by Moroccan scientist Rachid Yazami, announced the successful testing of a new charging technology that can charge a battery cell from 0 to 100% in seven minutes, using a method called 'non-linear voltammetry', while keeping the temperature below 50°C.

Singapore-based company KV I, led by Moroccan scientist Rachid Yazami, a specialist in electrochemistry known for his contribution to the invention of the graphite negative electrode, announced the successful testing of a new technology that can charge a battery cell from 0 to 100% in seven minutes. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 29, the company said it managed to charge a lithium iron phosphate battery cell from 10% to 70% in just 3.7 minutes, using a technology it developed called 'non-linear voltammetry'. It confirmed that the cell temperature remained below 50°C throughout the test. The company noted that the experiment was conducted on a single commercially available cell, not on a full electric car battery pack, making the results a step in developing the technology without implying that electric cars can be fully charged in the same time at present.