Breakthrough battery charges in minutes and lasts thousands of cycles::‘Lithium metal anode batteries are considered the holy grail of batteries,’ researcher says

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    Capacitors don’t store enough power. They work well in trains where they can be charged continuously with overhead power lines/etc, and a lot of battery EVs have a small capacitor as part of their regen braking system but if you want to actually store a large amount of power capacitors can’t do it (yet?).

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      That’s the point. It’s easy to charge a battery in minutes if it’s small enough