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Leon Poultney

Shell pivots from petrol to battery tech, claiming breakthrough can charge EVs in under 10 minutes

A Tesla car being recharged at a Shell Recharge station.

The pivot from the internal combustion engine is helping reduce local emissions, but it is also hitting the bottom lines of the big oil companies. Shell knows this and has been growing its EV public charging network across 30 markets worldwide over the last decade.

But aside from ensuring drivers can top up at its gas stations, the oil company is also researching ways of reducing the amount of time electric vehicle owners have to wait around to charge.

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