Electric vehicles could be charged within 5 minutes thanks to tech developed by NASA for use in space

The International Space Station has NASA technology that could be used to charge electric vehicles at a much faster rate.

NASA said in a post that the cooling technique developed to help certain electrical systems in space maintain proper temperatures can deliver almost five times the current of other electric vehicle charging stations.

The higher the electrical current, the hotter the components are.

NASA's complex heat transfer system can cool cables carrying high charges, potentially allowing for a faster flow of electricity without the risk of components overheating.

NASA said the system had been developed to help deliver nuclear fission power systems for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, as well as vapor compression heat pumps to support lunar and Martian habitats.

There are public fast charging stations that can take less than 20 minutes to charge an electric vehicle.

The new heat transfer system could cut the charging time in half, according to NASA.

NASA said in a post that the application of this new technology resulted in an unprecedented reduction of the time required to charge a vehicle.

The US government wants to install half a million electric car charging stations by the year 2030.

EV owners have had issues with slow charging stations.