New Graphene-Primarily based 18650 Battery Cells Promise To “Finish E-Bike Fires”

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In the event you observe the information about e-bikes, you’re most likely effectively conscious of what number of fires have been attributed to e-bikes in the previous couple of years. And whereas the vast majority of e-bike house owners won’t ever expertise their electrical two-wheeler bursting into flames, it does occur now and again, and since a lot of these electrical bikes are being saved and charged indoors, the chance to each folks and pets in addition to property could be very actual once they do happen.

To not reduce the impression that e-bike fires can have, as a result of once they do occur, they are often devastating, however the reality is that they aren’t almost as widespread because the media would have you ever consider. With the mentality of “if it bleeds, it leads,” within the media, tragedy and disaster are likely to get much more consideration than constructive and feel-good tales.

Nonetheless, with the rise in recognition and the supply of plenty of cheaper and decrease high quality e-bikes flooding the market, the problem of e-bike fires isn’t going away anytime quickly, until and till higher and safer battery chemistries (and chargers and schooling about finest charging practices) turn out to be the norm.

To that finish, information about any production-ready ‘non-flammable’ batteries is sweet information, and a current press launch from Nanotech Power makes a reasonably daring promise, which is that its new 18650 cell will “finish e-bike fires.” Granted, many press releases err on the facet of exaggeration, so it’s most likely finest to take this information with a pinch of (lithium) salt, but when these new cells get broadly adopted in e-bikes and different e-mobility choices, it may very effectively be some potent risk-reducing progress.

In accordance with Nanotech Power, the brand new graphene-based 18650 battery cells, which might be produced beginning in early 2024 on the firm’s 50,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Chico, CA, can be found via its commercialization companion, Voltatech Power.

“The cells, that are presently out there for pre-order, convey collectively Nanotech Power’s electrolyte and proprietary electrodes with Soteria metallized polymer present collectors to make a serious advance in battery know-how. The result’s a 100% American-made non-flammable lithium-ion battery pack that has proven its power and resilience by surviving a exceptional abuse take a look at involving a 4.5BRA bullet shot at a pace of two,917 ft per second.”

Voltatech Power is presently accepting pre-orders via its web site, and whereas pre-ordering massive portions of recent battery cells that haven’t been absolutely examined and vetted by every purchaser for his or her particular software isn’t possible, e-bike and different e-mobility producers could wish to look intently on the new cells for his or her future merchandise. Extra details about Soteria and Nanotech Power is obtainable on their respective firm web sites.