Aluminum-Celmet Could Increase Electric Vehicle Range By 300% Much is being done to increase the range of electric vehicles, from improved lithium ion batteries to reducing the chassis weight.
However, Japanese company Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) have developed a new material that they believe can improve the range of EVs by an impressive 300%. The ‘super material’ is a form of porous aluminum called “Aluminum-Celmet.” It is a light-weight metal that SEI believes can be utilized in lithium ion batteries as its 3D structure can reportedly triple battery capacity. Made from nickel or nickel chrome alloy, Aluminium-Celmet is created through a combination of electro conductive coating, plastic foam, nickel plating and plastic foam.
All you need to know about electric bikes in one book! Sanyo electric bike re-charges battery as you pedal. It isn't a girl's bike, even though with its S-shaped frame it looks like one - it's a unisex "synergetic hybrid" bicycle, the Eneloop Bike, from Sanyo.
It's a essentially a power-assisted ride; it's two-wheel drive motor helps you up hills and takes over if you're too pooped to pedal. But when you do spin the gears, it re-charges to battery to give you a longer ride - up to 46 miles, what Sanyo calls "loop charging". Gocycle.