Electric Audi A2 with 375 Miles Range on 6-Minute Charge

by danielnicollet on 11/11/2010, 4:56 PM with 3 comments
  • by byoung2 on 11/11/2010, 5:14 PM

    Apparently, when connected to a generous enough power supply, the batteries can recharge in just six minutes.

    I wonder how generous of a power supply that would be. The Tesla Roadster has a 110/120V "emergency" charger, a 220/240V "home" charger, and I believe there are plans for 440/480V "public" chargers in the works.

    The emergency charger takes 48 hours to do a full charge (120V 15A), and the home charger about 4 (240V 90A). In theory the public charger should do it in 1 hour (assuming 480V 180A). This "generous" Audi charger sounds like it will have some serious juice flowing through it.

  • by marklabedz on 11/11/2010, 5:08 PM

    Does anyone know if the lithium metal polymer (LMP) battery technology is useful in other spaces, such as personal electronics? For a long time, we've been hearing that batteries are a key limiting factor for a variety of electronics.

  • by danielnicollet on 11/11/2010, 4:59 PM