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August 25, 2022

This startup reckons it's found a way to cut EV battery charge times in half

The tech enables the incorporation of the low cost graphene into battery cathodes.


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Appetite for electric vehicles is surging. 6.6m EVs were sold globally last year — double the year before. But the actual tech powering these vehicles still has a long way to go: EV batteries are expensive to produce and take a long time to charge. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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