Getting back on topic, pulling off a magnetic cover on the front of the base reveals a slot that can charge one battery at a time.

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The chemical that allows the battery to charge or discharge is held in vessels outside of the battery and it flows between the electrodes when it is time to do some work.

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Better yet, a three-minute quick charge from a dead battery will yield up to an hour of run-time in a pinch.

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The headphones feature a rechargeable lithium-ion battery allowing for up to 10 hours of play time with just a 3 hour charge.

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As the State of Charge log shows, the Model S battery never ran out of energy at any time, including when Broder called the flatbed truck.

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With only three minutes of charge time, the device can run for up to 60 minutes and full battery life is up to 8 hours.

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Speaking of batteries, a new lithium-ion battery developed by USC utilizes nano-sphere technology to store three times more energy while cutting charge time down to just 10 minutes.

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