Five-Minute EV Charging Is Here, but Not for U.S.-Made Cars

WSJ: Five-Minute EV Charging Is Here, but Not for U.S.-Made Cars
"    CATL and BYD, two Chinese battery developers, say they have created
EV batteries that can charge in about five minutes.
    China is ahead of the U.S. in EV technology, while the U.S. has
concerns about energy security.
    CATL also introduced a sodium-ion battery to reduce dependence on
lithium, a material with potential supply bottlenecks.
SHANGHAI—Two of the world’s leading battery developers are locked in a
technological race that has brought the charging time for an electric
vehicle to just five minutes—about the amount of time it takes to refuel
a traditional gasoline-powered car.
And, in a twist with geopolitical ramifications, both of the
technological leaders are Chinese. It is a show of prowess that
underscores just how far China has extended its global dominance over
next-generation technologies, in some cases leaving the U.S. years
behind.
The claimed leap forward on EV batteries is merely the latest
technological feat for a country that has stunned Western governments
with a string of breakthroughs on artificial intelligence,
semiconductors and EVs—a vindication of leader Xi Jinping’s ambitions of
turning China into a global technological powerhouse."