Chinese manufacturer GAC says next month, customers will be able to buy an Aion 6C battery electric SUV that can charge a depleted battery to 80% capacity in a lightning fast 8 minutes. The company claims the car will have a range of 1000 kilometres NEDC, the wildly optimistic standard used in China. EPA range would probably be a little more than half of that, but still — 500+ miles of range and an 8 minute charging time? BOOM! That’s the sound of range anxiety fears exploding.
Naturally, such expeditious charging requires state-of-the-art chargers. For those worried that such rapid charging will degrade the battery, Aion says not to worry. Assuming charging is done at room temperature, it claims the battery should last for up to 1 million kilometres.
The proof of the pudding though will be in the "eating", so we all eagerly await actual road test reviews.
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GAC claims its new Aion V 6C has exception range and super fast charging times.