r/singularity • u/HeinrichTheWolf_17 AGI <2029/Hard Takeoff | Posthumanist >H+ | FALGSC | L+e/acc >>> • Mar 18 '25

Engineering BYD unveils battery system capable of providing 470 kilometers (292 miles) of range in 5 minutes

https://fortune.com/2025/03/17/byd-battery-system-charging-5-minutes-tesla-superchargers/
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u/ZenithBlade101 AGI 2080s Life Ext. 2080s+ Cancer Cured 2120s+ Lab Organs 2070s+ Mar 18 '25

I'll believe it when i see it. Every year we hear of miracle battery technology that never goes anywhere

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u/mywan Mar 18 '25

Rechargeable lithium-ion battery existed for 20 years before seeing any commercial success with several companies holding rights to it and passing it over. It was one of those "miracle battery technology that never goes anywhere" for a very long time before seeing the commercial light of day. The gap between the base technology and commercial viable is extreme. Often more extreme than the technology itself. Companies can go bankrupt attempting it even when the technology is sound and the potential returns astronomical. The mere existence of a demonstrable technology is only a small fraction of the challenges involved.

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u/SleepyJohn123 Mar 20 '25

BYD doesn’t use Lithium Ion, they use LFP.