EV battery that fully recharges in 18 seconds has just been green-lighted to be produced on a mass scale

Published on Jun 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson

Last updated on Jun 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by Kate Bain

A British-made EV battery that can go from 0-100 in 18 seconds has just been cleared for mass production.

Meet the VarEVolt: the fastest-charging EV battery on the planet, and it’s about to go mainstream.

That’s not a typo – RML Group’s VarEVolt battery has a C rating of 200, meaning it can fully charge or discharge in just 18 seconds.

The VarEVolt was originally designed for hypercars like the Czinger 21C – cars so fast and futuristic they look like props from a sci-fi movie.

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In cars like that, the battery needs to deliver power instantly, and the VarEVolt does just that.

It can ‘dump’ all of its energy super fast, which is great if you’re pushing 0-60 in under two seconds.

And its power density? 6kW per kilo, which is very, very punchy.

Now that it’s been green-lighted for mass production, there’s a real chance it could go beyond just multimillion-dollar cars and start showing up in more mainstream EVs.

The VarEVolt isn’t just powerful – it’s flexible.

Its modular design means manufacturers can tweak the setup depending on the car.

Want a battery focused on long range? It can do that. Want maximum acceleration and power? It can do that too.

Think of it like Lego bricks for EVs – just with way more voltage.

And because of that design, this tech could scale up beyond hypercars to everyday electric vehicles – a small innovation with massive implications.

RML is also working on retrofit kits – basically battery upgrades – for legendary cars like the LaFerrari and the McLaren P1.

If the rest of the car can handle it, swapping in a VarEVolt battery could give these icons up to eight times more power output.

Imagine giving your Ferrari a supercharged heart transplant and watching it absolutely fly. That’s the level we’re talking.

The VarEVolt officially received Conformity of Production certification, which is a fancy way of saying: it’s cleared to be built at scale.

That’s a huge step – it means this isn’t just a cool lab experiment anymore. It’s real, legal, and ready to hit the road.

More automakers are likely to start lining up for this game-changing tech.

Because if your EV battery can charge in 18 seconds, it kind of makes everything else feel outdated.

With the VarEVolt cleared for mass production, the future of ultra-fast, ultra-flexible EVs just got a whole lot closer.

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