https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bp-five-minute-electric-car-charges/ > One of the struggles with electric cars is how long it takes to recharge their batteries, even using the newest fast-charging systems. The Nissan Leaf's Quick Charge feature, for instance, takes 40 minutes to bring the battery back up to 80 percent capacity. But that could change soon, as BP is investing in a company that claims its electric-car batteries can be recharged in no more time than it takes to fill up a regular car with gasoline – as little as five minutes. > BP's $20 million investment in StoreDot is intended to push development of the company's flash batteries. The lithium-ion-based batteries are said to be capable of "ultrafast charging." They're set to be introduced in mobile electronics next year and, hopefully, in electric cars soon after that. In 2017, StoreDot said its batteries would be integrated in new electric cars "in the next three years."