Electric car pioneer ZAP and lithium-polymer and nanotech battery developer Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. have just announced the creation of a joint venture that will allow electric car owners to enjoy 3 to 5 times greater performance in terms of range and speed.
ZAP recently completed a purchase agreement to acquire $5.168 million in lithium-polymer and nanotech batteries from Advance Battery Technologies. The company plans on using them in its line of XEBRA electric cars and trucks as well as other vehicles and battery systems.
Advanced Battery Technologies has incorporated the latest in nanotechnology to create a new generation of lithium-polymer batteries with a higher energy density. Because they are inert, nanoparticles do not sulfate in reaction with the chemistry of lithium-polymer batteries. And since they're infinitely small, nanoparticles create a greater surface area -- up to 100 times greater -- allowing a faster, shorter-distance transmission of electrons in and out of the battery.
This technology quintuples the output, creates a safer, more robust chemistry and adds to the life expectancy of the battery, with an estimated cycle life of more than 1,000 charges. Another benefit is faster charge times, in some cases as little as ten minutes.
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| Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. headquarters. |
ZAP recently completed a purchase agreement to acquire $5.168 million in lithium-polymer and nanotech batteries from Advance Battery Technologies. The company plans on using them in its line of XEBRA electric cars and trucks as well as other vehicles and battery systems.
Advanced Battery Technologies has incorporated the latest in nanotechnology to create a new generation of lithium-polymer batteries with a higher energy density. Because they are inert, nanoparticles do not sulfate in reaction with the chemistry of lithium-polymer batteries. And since they're infinitely small, nanoparticles create a greater surface area -- up to 100 times greater -- allowing a faster, shorter-distance transmission of electrons in and out of the battery.
This technology quintuples the output, creates a safer, more robust chemistry and adds to the life expectancy of the battery, with an estimated cycle life of more than 1,000 charges. Another benefit is faster charge times, in some cases as little as ten minutes.