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27 February 2018 • 2 min read

Development of new material for supercapacitors has potential to raise range to that of petrol cars

Researchers have claimed a breakthrough in energy storage technology that could enable electric cars to be driven as far as petrol and diesel vehicles, and recharge in minutes rather than hours. Teams...

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