Electric Audi A2 with 375 Miles Range on 6-Minute Charge

Apparently, when connected to a generous enough power supply, the batteries can recharge in just six minutes.

I wonder how generous of a power supply that would be. The Tesla Roadster has a 110/120V "emergency" charger, a 220/240V "home" charger, and I believe there are plans for 440/480V "public" chargers in the works.

The emergency charger takes 48 hours to do a full charge (120V 15A), and the home charger about 4 (240V 90A). In theory the public charger should do it in 1 hour (assuming 480V 180A). This "generous" Audi charger sounds like it will have some serious juice flowing through it.

Does anyone know if the lithium metal polymer (LMP) battery technology is useful in other spaces, such as personal electronics? For a long time, we've been hearing that batteries are a key limiting factor for a variety of electronics.

full article with pic: http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/27/converted-audi-a2-claim...