A game-changing new hybrid EV battery recharges in only 72 secondsA new battery technology developed by Swiss startup Morand could see electric vehicle (EV) batteries charge in less time than it takes to fill an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle at a gas station, the company reveals.Novel hybrid battery technologyAccording to the American Petroleum Institute, the average time it takes an ICE vehicle owner to fill up their tank is two minutes.Charging smaller vehicles and e-bikes in a fraction of the timeWhile those times obviously won't apply to the larger 100-kWh+ battery packs used in the world's longest-range EVs, Morand says it is well-suited to small city cars, such as the Citroën Ami, which has a 5.5-kWh battery pack.The company also says the technology works efficiently even in extreme temperatures, which isn't typically the case for conventional EV batteries.It will likely be more expensive than lithium-ion battery technology, to begin with, though Morand aims to scale production to lower the cost of its potentially game-changing hybrid technology."