SCiB Recharges in 5 Minutes, Has a Lifespan of 10 Years
By Nick December 12, 2007
Great news for those that are planning to buy environmental-friendly electric cars. Toshiba is going to release a revolutionary battery, called SCiB ( Super Charge ion Battery ), that as stated in the press release, charges 90 percent in just 5 minutes and can be recharged more than 5,000 times, which means a lifespan of over 10 years. We’ve heard rumors that this battery is going to be used also for cell phones, laptops and other gadgets, but nothing’s sure yet.
Toshiharu Watanabe stated that “The excellent performance of the SCiB will assure its successful application in industrial systems and in the electronic vehicles markets as a new energy solution.”
The new SCiB battery might help electric cars sales, because it has a lot of advantages over the usual batteries the current electric cars use and can be recharged extremely fast, in comparison with the current ones. Toshiba announced that the SCiB will be release in March 2008 and they expect to gain 10 percent maket shares.
via Dodevice
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Wow, looks amazing. But how much will it cost?
wow, this is awesome
yes, it is awesome… but will it blend?
i agree with stevo will we be able to adapt to this easily?
well where is it?