New Graphene-Based 18650 Battery Cells Promise To “End E-Bike Fires” – CleanTechnica

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If you observe the information about e-bikes, you’re in all probability properly 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 every now and then, and since lots of these electrical bikes are being saved and charged indoors, the danger to each folks and pets in addition to property may be very actual once they do happen.

Not to reduce the influence that e-bike fires can have, as a result of once they do occur, they are often devastating, however the fact is that they aren’t almost as frequent 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 optimistic and feel-good tales.

However, with the rise in reputation and the supply of lots 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 into the norm.

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

According to Nanotech Energy, the brand new graphene-based 18650 battery cells, which will probably be produced beginning in early 2024 on the firm’s 50,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Chico, CA, can be found by its commercialization accomplice, Voltatech Energy.

“The cells, which are currently available for pre-order, bring together Nanotech Energy’s electrolyte and proprietary electrodes with Soteria metallized polymer current collectors to make a major advance in battery technology. The result is a 100% American-made non-flammable lithium-ion battery pack that has shown its strength and resilience by surviving a remarkable abuse test involving a 4.5BRA bullet shot at a speed of 2,917 feet per second.”

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