dan simmons has more.y over the past few years. yet they still only make up about 3% of all new registrations. for many motorists the thought of using them for longer journeys brings anxiety, about getting stranded between charging stations, and about how long it takes to recharge the battery. while the number of charging points has increased rapidly over the past two years, the time it takes to fill up remains lengthy compared to petrol or diesel vehicles. most of the uk's fast charging stations operate at about 50 kilowatts. that is enough to fill a family car up to about 80%, in roughly 45 minutes, depending on conditions. these new superchargers, though, promise to cut that time to just eight minutes. we are saying that high—power charging will be identical to petrol engine cars, there will be no difference, it will be easy, simple, and seamless. but there is a catch. not one of these new electric cars released this year are built to take a charge that quickly. although the pump will automatically redu

well, to simulate this, we've taken dan simmons‘ report on tech in malawi and tailored it for a viewer the environment but likes watching shorter reports. this could be the result. with an average income ofjust a few dollars a day, this part of the world is known as one of the poorest on the planet. what's less well—known is how quickly malawi's two main cities, the capital, lilongwe and the commercial centre here in blantyre are expanding — as are their horizons. and malawi has a lot more high—tech than you might going on. do you want to know more? well, how long have you got? researchers are developing artificial intelligence, creating smart homes, predicting health problems and making old computers work again — for the whole continent. in some ways, malawi's cities look and feel like many others, there's plenty of shops and services, new buildings are going up, but importantly, there's a real need here for more simple tech that makes life better without the need for power. only a fraction of the country's actually on the power grid and even those who have it, well, historically it's

dan simmons reports. few years. yet they still only make up about 3% of all new registrations. for many motorists, the thought of using them for longer journeys brings anxiety about how long it takes to recharge the battery. while the number of charging points has increased rapidly over the last two years, the time it takes to fill up remains lengthy compared to petrol. most of the uk's fast charging stations operate at about 50 kilowatts. that is enough to fill a family car up to about 80%. in roughly 45 minutes, depending on conditions. these new superchargers, however, promised to cut that time to just eight minutes. we say that high—power charging will be identical to petrol engine because. there will be no difference. instant, simple and seamless. that there is a catch. not one of these new electric cars released this year are built to take a charge that quickly. although the pump will automatically reduce the power to match what the vehicle can manage. this current car on sale now will charge 150 ki

we've sent bbc technology reporter, dan simmons to milton keynes to see how it works.is system is. you know what? it is at time of year when we arejust is. you know what? it is at time of year when we are just planning our summer year when we are just planning our summer holidays and maybe the children will be in the back seat and what we do not want is a fussy journey. we want it nice and simple, to get where our destination is, fill up to get where our destination is, fillup and to get where our destination is, fill up and move on. we have not had that so far with electric vehicles the average electric vehicle takes about an hour to get a full charge. that is a long time to hang around a service station. but we are off junction 14 of the m1 on the milton keynes coach way which has something special. i will plug this car in so you can see how this operates. it looks standard so far. this is one of the new mercedes electric vehicles on sale at the moment. and thatis vehicles on sale at the moment. and that is starting to plug—in now. we have 42% on the battery. what i

dan simmons reports.l engine cars. there will be no difference, it will be easy, simple, and seamless. but there is a catch. not one of these new electric cars released this year are built to take a charge that quickly. although the pump will automatically reduce the power to match what the vehicle can manage. so this current car, until now, will charge at 150 kilowatts in around 30 minutes orjust under. further down the line, in about a year‘s time, there will be another vehicle that comes that we will sell which can do that in under ten minutes with this much faster charger. 40 of these souped—up charging stations will roll out across the uk between now and the end of next year, offering many ev motorists a much quicker charge, even if it‘ll take a year or two before they can be used on full power. maryam moshiri is here, in a moment she‘ll be telling us what‘s hot and what‘s not in the business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live: hashem abedi — the brother of the manchester arena bo