A groundbreaking discovery by researchers has opened the door to electric vehicles that generate more electricity than they consume. 

Research led by Dr Flora Loips at the Aprilscherz Institut found that a new chemical compound, Ap₁F₄, could be used to create batteries that generate electricity themselves. 

While regenerative braking has been around for some time, allowing EVs to recharge their batteries when slowing down, this new technology also provides power when an EV is accelerating.

Some commentators have expressed scepticism about the finding suggesting that this would break the laws of physics but Dr Loips remains confident about her discovery.  

She told us ‘I have consulted a panel of experts on Twitter who all agree that the Second Law of Thermodynamics is very out-of-date. And these are good scientists who have been frequent commentators on Covid over the last couple of years before moving on to energy with the current oil and gas crisis.’