BMW develops new DC charging technology, which recharges power in minutes

BMW has just announced that it is developing a Direct Current (DC) charging technology that uses DC to shorten the charging time of its electric vehicles. Specifically, the charging time up to several hours when using AC power will be reduced to just a few minutes - an extremely impressive number. This information was provided by Mr. Weiland Bruch, communications manager for the i-Series of the Bavarian automaker.

We all know that the biggest problem that an electric car has to deal with before it's commercialized is its operating range with the battery pack fully charged. However, the time it takes to fully charge the battery pack is also a matter of great interest to the user, and this number is usually measured in hours. Imagine that you are about to go somewhere with your car, but the remaining battery is not guaranteed, but charging is a must wait several hours.

At present, BMW has yet to give a specific figure for charging time with this technology, but official information will be released in the near future and German car firmly asserted its "unit of calculation" . will be minutes.

Speaking about its latest electric car, the BMW i3, Mr. Bruch said demand exceeded expectations of the German car company. Only in European markets, customers have to "queue" to receive the car lasts from now until 6 months later. It is not expected that the market will start selling in the US next month and China in the summer. At present, BMW can only produce 70 i3s per day at its plant in Leipzig, Germany.