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Title: Faster charging thanks to an oil company
Post by: NEW2elec on October 07, 2025, 12:23:09 AM

Shell says they have a better thermal management fluid that helps charging speed.
From "The Cool Down"

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/transportation/articles/oil-giant-shell-raises-eyebrows-091500138.html 

Title: Re: Faster charging thanks to an oil company
Post by: ESokoloff on October 11, 2025, 06:37:03 AM

Well, some company needs to manufacture an optimized fluid for EV operation/charging.

In the old days (& maybe still) IBM used distilled water to cool their mainframes.
Then Cray came along & used  3M’s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorinert
Unfortunately it has a high GWP (Global Warming Potential) so may not be longer be used.
Long story short, it makes sense for a petrol company to come out with a petrochemical regardless of its end usage.
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