Honda is looking to drastically improve charging times of electric cars to encourage more people to buy them. 

The Japanese car manufacturer is addressing one of the biggest annoyances, which is the recharging times of EVs. 

Electric car recharging can take over 10 hours and even the fastest charging from Tesla will have owners waiting for around 30 minutes for a refill.

Honda is looking to slash these recharging times to 15 minutes by 2022. 

However, it is the approach that it is taking to achieve this goal that is particularly interesting.

It wants an EV to go 150 miles on a 15-minute charge by developing new battery technology with Panasonic, who currently supplies batteries for its Plug-In hybrids. 

So expect a higher density battery and not a larger battery. 

The manufacturer could double the size of the battery in its cars but this would not only increase weight but also cost and reduce space. 

Range anxiety has plagued electric cars since they started becoming more popular and is among one of the biggest reasons they are have not been widely accepted yet. 

Honda recently revealed two new retro EV concept cars the Urban EV Concept and the Sports EV Concept which captivated audiences at motor shows across the world for their cute and unique styling. 

While the Urban EV is being built in 2019, the Sports EV has no production date specified which means that it could be used as a guinea pig for this new fast charging battery