🔋Golden battery sets fastest EV charging record, alloy with zero expansion, football-like kamikaze drone

Chinese electric vehicle maker has featured a new EV model whose battery charges from 10 percent to 80 percent in just nine minutes, setting a new world record for the fastest charging time.

Zeekr has achieved this feat with its latest model, the Zeekr 7X, with the 800-volt ‘Golden Battery’, capable of adding 1,270 miles (2,043 kilometers) of range per hour.

At the end of 2024, Zeekr claimed the “world’s fastest-charging” battery title after unveiling its latest battery pack that supports 5.5C charging. It was introduced with its latest sedan offering, the 007. Let's take a closer look at this Must Read.

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🔋80% in 9 minutes: Zeekr’s ‘Golden Battery’ sets record for fastest EV charging

Zeekr has unveiled its Golden Battery technology in real-world tests, confirming its ability to charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in just nine minutes and 45 seconds.

Fitted to the Zeekr 7X SUV, the 75 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery replicated its late 2023 lab results, demonstrating record-breaking charging speeds.

A video on the Out of Spec Reviews YouTube channel replicated the test. It showcased that the battery could be drained to 0 percent and fully recharged in just 19 minutes using Zeekr’s proprietary charging network, reports Evertiq.

⚙️ Scientists unveil heat-defying alloy with zero expansion at 400 Kelvin

Things are known to expand when they get hot. Bridges, roads, and even the Eiffel Tower grow a little taller in the summer.

However, this expansion can be a real problem for many technologies like precision instruments or spacecraft. That’s why scientists have been searching for a material that maintains a constant size regardless of temperature changes.

Researchers at TU Wien in Vienna have developed a new strong alloy called a pyrochlore magnet. It exhibits incredibly stable dimensions across a wide temperature range of over 400 Kelvin (126.8 degrees Celsius).

⚽ US football-like kamikaze drone hits 155 mph with 1.7-pound bomb

An American startup has released the specifications of its newest kamikaze drone offering, which looks like a football used in the NFL.

The drone named P.S. Killer (PSK) is unique not just by its shape – which is like a rugby or NFL ball – but also because it can be hand-launched by soldiers to attack the desired target.

The company describes it as a “throw-and-forget multi-role tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS).”  

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