Battery Charger

Should anybody trust my opinion on tiny portable power stations? That’s up to you. But when Jackery asked New Atlas to put its Explorer 1000 v2 and accompanying 100-W solar panel to the test, I saw an opportunity to take my office out into the wild.

Shell says it's developed a thermal management fluid for electric vehicles (EV) that can help speed up battery charging dramatically – we're talking 10%-80% in under 10 minutes. Not bad for an oil and gas company, eh?

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a way to enable rapid EV battery charging at awfully low temperatures – up to five times as fast – without reducing the batteries' energy density.

The all-new Swippitt IPS is a fast power-up solution for mobile phones. Forget handcuffing your iPhone to an electrical socket, simply drop it into the toaster-like Swippitt Hub and walk away with a fully charged battery in a matter of seconds.

The EDC market is pretty crowded. Manufacturers are always looking for ways to let us take a little more light along on our outdoor adventures, and Imalent is betting on a portable charging case that wraps around its small but powerful EDC light.

Meet the EV equivalent of a full jerry can – a 141 kilowatt-hour battery charger on wheels, that can autonomously drive itself to wherever it's needed, flexibly extending charging networks and getting much-needed juice to stranded drivers.

Twelve months ago, electric car company Nyobolt promised an EV that could be charged in under six minutes. It now has a working prototype on the road that gains 120 miles of range in just four minutes – using existing charging infrastructure.

One of the benefits of Apple tech is that it, generally, offers user-friendly synchronicity across devices. But one of the downsides is the lack of synchronicity with charging those devices. This fast, powerful six-in-one station is out to fix that.

ZipCharge says that some 40% of car-owning households in the UK don't have designated off-street parking, making owning an EV less attractive due to lack of home charging possibilities. That's where the Go power bank on wheels is designed to come in.

A remarkable new battery and ultra-charger combo from Hong Kong's Desten Group claims 400-km electric vehicle top-ups in 4 minutes, 40 seconds, transferring energy at nearly a megawatt without excessive heat and lasting more than 3,000 cycles.

Unlike thermoelectric camp stove/chargers that rely on live fire, the new Gen Stove powers up electronics with waste heat from LPG-fired cooking. It provides an easier, more universal solution for cooking and charging simultaneously.

Phone power banks can be a lifesaver, but it’s a pain to carry around what basically amounts to a second phone hanging off the bottom. Bezalel has now unveiled a power bank that sticks to the back of your phone and charges it up wirelessly.