In a statement, a spokesperson for Toshiba said: “The new battery also offers high energy density and ultra-rapid recharging characteristics, and its titanium niobium oxide anode is much less likely to experience lithium metal deposition during ultra-rapid recharging or recharging in cold conditions—a cause of battery degradation and internal short circuiting.”
Dr. Osamu Hori, Director of Corporate Research & Development Center at Toshiba Corporation, commented on the announcement: “We are very excited by the potential of the new titanium niobium oxide anode and the next-generation SCiBTM.
"Rather than an incremental improvement, this is a game changing advance that will make a significant difference to the range and performance of EV.
“We will continue to improve the battery’s performance and aim to put the next-generation SCiBTM into practical application in fiscal year 2019.”
In addition to the speedy recharge times the company also claim that the battery retains 90 per cent of its initial capacity even after 5,000 charge/discharge cycles.
It is slated to be commercialised by 2019 but specifics on when exactly it will be introduced and in what capacity have not confirmed
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