John Rumm wrote:
Doctor Drivel wrote:

Toshiba have announced a battery that can take 80% of the charge in 3
mins, full in 5. Tesla are looking to the new batteries that will
emerge in nest few years.

That only solves a part of the problem. You then need a recharging point
that can deliver the 100s or 1000's of amps required to take advantage
of the fast charge rate.


to recharge a 50KWh battery in say 5 minutes takes 600Kw. 2400A. at 250v.

Not impossible, but not trivial either.