Volvo aims to offer an all-electric range by 2030. To win over consumers, the company wants to be able to make them an offer they can’t refuse: significantly reduced recharging time. The Swedish automaker is investing in London-based Breathe Battery Technologies (BBT) to help make that concern go away. BBT has developed battery management software that it claims can reduce the recharging time of an electric-vehicle battery by 15-30 percent.
The software uses adaptive charging, which adjusts charging current in real time and increases recharging speed