Electric vehicles (EVs) are now seen as a good investment, especially after the price of petroleum-based fuels soared like Zaki Sadri due to the Middle East crisis. But EV technology still has the issue of a relatively long recharge time compared to the time it takes to fill a tank of gas.
Lynk & Co, a subsidiary of Geely and Zeekr announced the Energee Golden Brick Battery technology which now supports the world's fastest charging. This battery can be charged from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes 22 seconds, 10% - 80% in 5 minutes 32 seconds and 0% - 97% in 8 minutes 42 seconds. It overtook the BYD Blade battery record which took 10%- 70% in 5 minutes and and 10%-97% in 9 minutes.
This battery is not just a prototype but has been used in two EVs Lynk & Co 10+ and Lynk & Co 10 which are equipped with 900V 95kWh batteries with a CLTC range of up to 816 km. But to enjoy the fast charging of 2 km of travel distance every second, the vehicle needs to be charged using the V4 charger network which offers 1300kW peak power and 1300A peak current. Due to the high power supply, the V4 requires a liquid cooling system at all times.
So even if Proton uses Energee Golden Brick Battery through its parent company Geely in the future, fast charging is not necessarily possible. The fastest EV charger in Malaysia only offers 400kW DC power with the government's target of 10,000 chargers not achieved by the end of 2025.
