The Germans at Mahle are so committed to electrification at the highest level that they have introduced a battery for small – type electric scooters – with sophisticated technology, capable of recharging in seconds. Only a minute and a half thanks to a new chemistry and that offers a maximum autonomy of 25 kilometers.
One of the great problems of electric car batteries are energy capacity and autonomy, in addition to recharging times. Manufacturers and suppliers, as well as battery specialists work to a new generation that reduces the weight of the main component, its price and offers energy density and autonomy superiors.
Those of Mahle Powertrain and Allotrope Energy have presented a battery equipped with high technology, and a new chemistry with such superb properties that it suggests a promising future in this field. For now, the battery It is ideal for small electric, type quadricycles, motorcycles and electric scooterss, since the dimensions are very small, with a capacity of only 0.5 kWh and a maximum autonomy of 25 kilometers.
Mahle presents a revolutionary battery, for now for electric scooters and motorcycles
Mahle sources have pointed out that the new battery is based on lithium-ion technology combined with a supercapacitor, two energy charging devices that merge, improving their technical properties. The component supplier has explained that the new battery is that it dispenses with rare earths, with an anode from a high-performance battery and a double-layer electrical capacitor as the cathode – capable of withstanding more than 100,000 cycles – separated by an organic electrolyte. Cells combine lithium and carbon, which guarantees a long service life and maximum stability at high temperatures.
An advanced technology that is completed with an ultra-fast charging system capable of supporting a power of 20 kW, needing just one minute and a half -90 seconds- to charge. Mahle highlights this quality as one of the most interesting, after comparing its operation with a lithium-ion equivalent, which takes around 30 minutes. What makes it especially suitable for forms of urban mobility.
Mahle’s goal is much more ambitious, since the giant has already warned that This new lithium carbon battery technology can be scaled up to electric cars. In this case, it does not mean that future zero-emission models will have a rechargeable battery in 90 seconds, since it must be considered that the capacity will not be the same, so the time increases in relation to the capacity. However, what is certain is that it opens a door to reducing loading times significantly.