Toshiba announces fast charge Lion battery

[Octamog]

Toshiba Corporation today announced the commercial launch of the SCiB the Super Charge ion Battery a breakthrough rechargeable battery primarily targeting the industrial systems market that can recharge to 90% of full capacity in less than five minutes. The battery offers excellent safety and a long-life cycle of over 10 years, even under conditions of constant rapid charging.

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[Streakerfreak]

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Interesting, I wonder how long until something like this comes out for consumer level products. Something like this would be great for people like me.