One of the major reasons that electric vehicles have not garnered the attention of consumers is the amount of time it takes to recharge it. While a gasoline engine car will take a maximum of 4 mins to be up and running, its electric counterpart will take hours at a stretch to be charged for a limited range. In order to counter this problem a group of MIT engineers have found a new way to construct Lithium Ion batteries. In simple words they discovered that instead of just relying only on superhighways to transfer ions it would be more efficient if there were tunnels to transfer exhausted ions back to the other end of the phosphate. This in turn makes a conventional Lithium Ion battery more energy efficient as well as quicker revival rate. When tested on real world situations it was found batteries with this new technology recharged and depleted in seconds instead of hours. This makes them the ideal medium in storing large amounts of energy to be used in heavy machinery without the hassles of waiting to recharge.

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