While charging an EV doesn't take a whole night these days -- Tesla's Supercharger only needs around two hours to fully charge one of the brand's cars -- a rapid-charging battery could convince new customers to make the switch. You don't have to be worried about running out of power while in the middle of time-sensitive tasks anymore. Not when you can be in and out of a charging station in the blink of an eye.

StoreDot's FlashBattery technology uses layers of nanomaterials and proprietary organic compounds, which it says have never been used on batteries before. The company also claims FlashBattery is safer than lithium-ion, since it's not flammable and has a higher combustion temp. We might be able to see the first EVs using the technology within three years -- we'll just have to wait and see whether it can help the industry grow.

StoreDot CEO Dr. Doron Myersdorf said in a statement: