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New generation of Lithium-ion batteries

John Chan | Dec 12, 2007

Japanese manufacturer Toshiba has launched what it calls the Super Charge ion Battery (SCiB), a Lithium-ion battery that it claims has a life cycle of over 10 years and recharges to 90 percent of full capacity in just 5 minutes.

In a press release, the company also touts it as having "excellent safety" because of the new technology and that the "possibility of rupture or combustion is very low". That would be a very important factor considering the first uses for these cells will be in vehicles. The SCiB will start shipping in March 2008 and will go into electric bikes, motorcycles, forklifts and maybe even hybrid cars.

We personally can't wait for the technology to trickle down to notebooks and mobile phones. Imagine, forgetting to charge your device before leaving home will only cost you a 5-minute delay. Not bad.