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Published on Sep 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Jack Marsh
Last updated on Sep 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Kate Bain
In a bid to act on the industry-wide need for quicker charging times, Shell has promised a new EV battery fluid that it says will juice your car in just 10 minutes.
Charging times remain one of the most complained-about parts of EV ownership.
Twiddling your thumbs in a garage while watching gas drivers come and go at stations is one of the biggest reasons people are put off buying an EV.
So, Shell is joining an armada of energy suppliers looking to whittle-down wait times, and it believes it has found a new method that will allow drivers to juice up their cars in a matter of minutes.
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Quicker charging times are a necessity if electric vehicles want to completely take over our roads.
And companies are busting a gut to achieve this goal.
In fact, experts claim that the 10-minute mark will be the bar achieved by many charger suppliers by 2027.
Well, if 2027 is the benchmark for this, British supplier Shell is already well ahead of the curve.
It has announced a new EV battery fluid that allows the cells and currents to stay cool and avoid overheating, which often slows the charging process.
Shell EV-Plus Thermal Fluid claims to have a 34 kWh battery pack, which will take an EV from 10 percent to 80 percent in ‘under 10 minutes’.
Essentially, a charging rate of 24km/per minute would be achieved, which is a huge uptick from many chargers in rotation that work at 5km/per minute, cutting times down by one fifth.
Shell hasn’t announced when it intends to roll this tech out, but it will be on show at The Battery Show North America in Detroit, USA in October.
To little surprise, China is already well ahead on the EV charging front, as BYD has already dished out a six-minute 1000kW charger.
The charging station is only available in China at the moment, but Europe will be getting its share of the pie soon.
There’s also a method of battery-swapping in China, which allows drivers to simply take a freshly-charged battery pack from a public bank, and put in their flat pack to be charged for the next user.
Whether this tech will be available on a global scale is another argument entirely.
But until China opens all of its new tech to the wider world – which looks increasingly difficult for the US given current Tarriffs – it’s up to companies like Shell to lead the way.
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Jack Marsh is a journalist who started his media career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from the University of Chester. As an avid supercar and racing enthusiast, he has a passion for everything from Formula 1 to NASCAR. Whether it's highlighting the intricacies of McLaren’s anti-dive suspension revelations or recognizing celebrities’ multi-million-dollar rides, he has a keen eye for the faster things in life.
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