bigger vehicles, better batteries power up taiwan’s electric car industry - lithium iron phosphate battery
TAIPEI, Taiwan-
Last time I talked about the ambition and policy of electric vehicles in Taiwan.
Here are some of the things I saw on a recent trip, before the electric vehicle (
Electric vehicles)
Taiwan trade show next April.
It was only the beginning, but it showed hope.
Electric minivan: 65 years ago, Yulong group grew from a gentle start in the production of textiles to a manufacturing and real-Real estate colossus. It’s in a car-
A joint venture with Nissan Motor and independent production of its brands.
Five years ago, it decided to expand into electric vehicles.
The first result is the battery.
The power version of its MPV minivan. This is a full-
Size, exquisite, threerow family-
Heavy duty car
Technical driving aids. A hefty 40. 7 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery —
Almost double the Nissan Leaf.
It provides a single motor and load within 112 kilometers.
Due to the large battery pack and limited production, the main drawback of Luxgen is that the price is about $70,000 (U. S. ).
At present, its main purpose is hotel, resort and government shuttle service.
Yulong is aiming for a huge Chinese market.
It's still a while from North America.
Small electric vehicle: Donald Wu seems to be an eccentric scientist, but he says he has kept his Pihsang energy group in operation for 30 years, first in the world
The company has added advanced batteries, electronics
Bike and recent battery
Power of small buses and cars.
It is also one of the world's largest manufacturers of electric medical scooters for disabled and elderly people.
A key feature of the company is lithiumiron-
Phosphate batteries.
To prove its safety, Wu slammed it with a heavy rock while fully discharging.
Although this strike has displaced some cylindrical cells, it has been working.
No fire or explosion. Pican's car
City car A100;
The top speed is 78 kilometers per hour, and the slightly larger A300 slowly climbs to 100 kilometers-
It's primary.
But Wu said he sold about 1,000 vehicles in Europe, where the A100 is popular with older people who cannot walk long distances but are not ready to use a medical scooter.
Electric Scooter: Kuan Mei plastic company for more than 40 years
From the injection molding of the motorcycle hood and top box to the assembly of two electric scooters.
Smaller, cheaper "line", 25 km/h wop speed using a leading edge
Acid Battery, 70-Kilometers.
The more useful "Kola" reaches 45 kilometers per hour, with a range of about 50 kilometers, which contains advanced lithium-ion battery.
Kuan Mei manufactures plastic parts and buys other parts from Taiwan suppliers.
So far, it has only sold 100.
But the government's aggressive target should boost Taiwan's local market and plan to sell in Italy and France.
Battery Swap: as an alternative to charging, the swap has not caught up with the electric vehicle, although Tesla has offered an exchange for its expensive S-model
But fortune Electric
There is a system to replace the bus battery in less than 10 minutes. How?
Unlock the panel on the side of the bus, remove 100-
Kg battery pack with small forklift, bring to charger, install new battery and lock panel.
Chris Chang, a sales engineer, said there are currently 10 buses using the system.
Fortune has also set up charging stations that, like several other Taiwanese companies, are using cloud technology to develop advanced systems to manage them.
This includes the charging process and billing to help drivers find a backup station and monitor battery performance if necessary.
It hopes to find a partner for North America.
Better battery: Dijiya energy saving technology
Speaking of the end of next year, it will provide an electric car battery with a solid instead of a liquid electrolyte
Material that fills each battery and conducts current between positive and negative electrodes.
The progress of this transformation will allow the battery to run safely up to 400 degrees Celsius, making it cheaper and more durable.
Travel and accommodation by freelance writer Peter Gorrie is provided by the Taiwan Foreign Trade Development Commission.
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