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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

High-power pit stop: quantum batteries could rev up EVs

Quantum batteries could one day charge electric cars in minutes and phones instantly. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Next-generation batteries Australian researchers are developing could potentially recharge electric cars faster than petrol vehicles fill up and top up smartphone instantaneously. 

The CSIRO's quantum battery research team made the predictions on Wednesday after publishing details of a breakthrough in the technology, creating the world's first proof-of-concept device. 

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