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The Achilles’ Heel of electric cars has been the limited range they can travel between charges—and overnight recharge times. The Subaru R1e could help change that. The diminutive two-seater, about 20 inches longer than a Smart fortwo, is anything but revolutionary during its time on the road—top speed of 65 miles per hour and a range of 50 miles. However, the time to recharge the 346-volt lithium ion battery pack has been reduced to about 15 minutes. That could help usher in the age of electric cars.