There are already Li-Poly batteries on the market that support 20C discharge rates http://www.aeromicro.com/Catalog/kokam_super_high_ discharge_li-poly_340_mah_3-cell__11_1v__pack_2660 314.htm. NiMH typically only support 8C-10C discharge rates.
However, standard Li-Ion/Li-Poly batteries only support 3C-6C discharge. 3 times this is only 9C to 18C, so for a product that isn't on the market yet, this isn't that impressive, unless it can be scaled up to higher capacity cells than the current 20C batteries support. The recharge rate is impressive, though, since even the 20C cells require at least an hour to charge.
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There are already Li-Poly batteries on the market that support 20C discharge rates http://www.aeromicro.com/Catalog/kokam_super_high_ discharge_li-poly_340_mah_3-cell__11_1v__pack_2660 314.htm. NiMH typically only support 8C-10C discharge rates.
However, standard Li-Ion/Li-Poly batteries only support 3C-6C discharge. 3 times this is only 9C to 18C, so for a product that isn't on the market yet, this isn't that impressive, unless it can be scaled up to higher capacity cells than the current 20C batteries support. The recharge rate is impressive, though, since even the 20C cells require at least an hour to charge.