EV thermal fluid helps battery to be charged from 10-80% in ten minutes

Shell Lubricants has developed a high-performance thermal management fluid called EV-Plus Thermal Fluid, which, when used in an immersion cooling system, enabled a 34 kWh EV battery pack to charge from 10% to 80% capacity in under ten minutes during testing. This breakthrough addresses a major barrier to electric vehicle (EV) adoption—long charging times—cited by over 44% of non-EV drivers in key markets. The immersion cooling method involves submerging battery cells directly in the electrically non-conductive fluid, allowing uniform and efficient heat dissipation, which improves battery thermal performance, safety, and longevity under high-speed charging conditions. Shell projects that, applied to future aerodynamic EVs with high efficiency (around 10 km/kWh), this technology could add approximately 24 kilometers (14 miles) of range per minute of charging, significantly surpassing current market standards like the Lucid Air Pure. The fluid is formulated using Shell’s proprietary Gas-to-Liquid (