Cold weather is an enemy to electric cars, and one company says it has found a fix. That's a massive potential breakthrough, given the wear-and-tear temperature differences can have on batteries and their charging times. Cold weather can slow charging and drain battery range — meaning drivers have to charge up more often, and it takes longer to get to a full charge. The practice could help solve battery degradation by moving slow charging outside of the vehicle and letting a driver replace it with a fresh battery within minutes. "The Phoenix battery not only addresses the long charging time for EVs, but other pain points.

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Persons: that's, Huang Xiangdong Organizations: Technology, Bloomberg, EV, Phoenix Locations: . Greater Bay, China