Sunday, April 03, 2005

 

Toshiba reveals new lithium-ion battery

March 29, 2005, Toshiba announced a new kind of lithium-ion battery that charges 80% of its charge in one minute. This is 60 times faster than the lithium-ion batteries currently available in today's market. The battery also has a long life cycle, losing only 1% of its original capacity after 1,000 cycles.

Toshiba says that the battery will be available for commercial use in 2006. It will initilly be used in the automotive and industrial sectors.

More at Toshiba.

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