Prieto battery develops fast-charge lithium battery

FORT COLLINS — Concerned about having to wait while your car battery recharges when making the cross-country vacation trip? Those days may soon be over.

A Fort Collins battery development company has unveiled a prototype lithium-ion battery that recharges in three minutes in both low and high temperatures.

Prieto Battery Inc., founded by Amy Prieto, released information about the battery this morning. In addition to the fast charge, it operates in both extremely low (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) and high (212 degrees fahrenheit) as well as being nonflammable.

The attributes of the new battery were tested and validated by a third party accredited…