{"id":237601,"date":"2010-01-27T00:23:48","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T05:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/think-aerovironment-fast-charge-ev\/13987\/"},"modified":"2010-01-27T00:23:48","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T05:23:48","slug":"aerovironment-eyes-new-ev-fast-charging-benchmark-80-in-15-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/237601","title":{"rendered":"AeroVironment eyes new EV Fast-charging Benchmark: 80% in 15 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/thinkaerovironmentfastchargeev.jpg\" alt=\"AeroVironment eyes new EV Fast-charging Benchmark: 80% in 15 minutes\"><\/p>\n<p>One of the key stumbling blocks in the uptake of battery electric vehicles is charging times. After all, who wants to wait eight hours to &#8220;fill the tank&#8221; when a gasoline, hybrid or hydrogen powered vehicle can be replenished in a matter of minutes. One of the projects seeking to address the issue is a collaboration between electric vehicle manufacturer THINK and charging infrastructure developer AeroVironment (a company best known to Gizmag readers as a manufacturer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/aerovironment\/\" >UAVs<\/a>). The companies are collaborating on a fast charging project for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ukp14000-thnk-city-electric-car-ready-for-showrooms\/9032\/\" >THINK City<\/a> electric vehicle with the goal of taking the EV from zero charge to 80 percent full in just 15 minutes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/aerovironment\/\" rel=\"tag\">AeroVironment<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/battery+electric+vehicle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Battery Electric Vehicle<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/charging\/\" rel=\"tag\">Charging<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/electric+vehicle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Electric vehicle<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/th!nk\/\" rel=\"tag\">TH!NK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7446\/\">Fully-electric, 95mph Sports Utility charges in 10 minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/san-francisco-ev-charging-stations\/11060\/\">San Francisco gets EV charging stations <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/mitsubishi-imiev-fast-charge\/13581\/\">Fast charging i-Miev for the UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/worlds-first-billing-system-for-electric-vehicle-charging-posts\/11696\/\">World&#8217;s first billing system for electric vehicle charging posts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4641\/\">FHI and Tokyo Electric Power to Jointly Develop Electric Vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/toshiba-scib-super-charge-lithium-battery\/8506\/\">Breakthrough lithium battery charges to 90% in just 5 minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tI1Xw1kJbdg5bFVXZS83B3K5_WM\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tI1Xw1kJbdg5bFVXZS83B3K5_WM\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tI1Xw1kJbdg5bFVXZS83B3K5_WM\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tI1Xw1kJbdg5bFVXZS83B3K5_WM\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=H5hqXIvVF7w:AQLK8hGQ2aE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=H5hqXIvVF7w:AQLK8hGQ2aE:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=H5hqXIvVF7w:AQLK8hGQ2aE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=H5hqXIvVF7w:AQLK8hGQ2aE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=H5hqXIvVF7w:AQLK8hGQ2aE:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=H5hqXIvVF7w:AQLK8hGQ2aE:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=H5hqXIvVF7w:AQLK8hGQ2aE:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/H5hqXIvVF7w\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the key stumbling blocks in the uptake of battery electric vehicles is charging times. After all, who wants to wait eight hours to &#8220;fill the tank&#8221; when a gasoline, hybrid or hydrogen powered vehicle can be replenished in a matter of minutes. 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