On 03 Jan 2006 15:23:14 GMT, Adrian wrote:

Doctor Drivel ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

Battery technology will ALWAYS have
the problem of the charging delay.

Not with the new Toshiba batteries it doesn't.

They charge *instantly*? Off a domestic power supply?

extremely sceptical

I can "recharge" 600 miles+ of 70mph range into my current car in less than
five minutes.

To do that with batteries would require either an IMMENSELY high charging
current or a MASSIVE decrease in the current required to run the car.

50KWh is a decent sized car battery. To recharge that in 5minutes takes
600KW. At 250V that is 1.6KA. Thats only 10 times what a car starter
battery dumps into the starter motor. Off hand I'd say 20mm diameter cables
would easily handle it.

All it effectively means is that 'motorway petrol stations'; are now
'electricity substations'

Everyone else would charge at home overnight