In Singapore, launched an electric bus, which charges only 20 seconds

At the University of Singapore, they launched a test bus, the Flash Shuttle, whose battery is charging for 20 seconds.

Flash Shuttle works on the now fashionable supercapacitors, which are quickly charged, but have a small capacity in comparison with conventional batteries.

Each stop is equipped with a simple charger, which feeds the battery of the battery. 20 seconds until the passengers come and go. 20 seconds to charge and go on. And a spare battery just in case. 2 tea to the master who devised this.

The tests will last 2 years, after which the bus can be released to the city streets of Singapore. French electric bus developers are confident that the Flash Shuttle is not only economically profitable, but also more efficient than other public transport in service.

Why it's interesting

Because the charging speed is equal to the capacity of the battery - this is much more important problem of today's electric cars than the autopilot. And she has dozens of decisions. Tesla, for example, began with the improvement of the charge itself, not the batteries. Toshiba is working on a fundamentally new battery with niobium titanium oxide anodes. And in BMW they simply promise that their iNext electric car will eclipse Tesla in all parameters and will be able to go from one charge to 700 km. True, they do not apply to technologies.