Enevate, a battery innovation company enabling fast-charge and high-energy density battery technologies for EVs and other markets, has announced that Lightning Motorcycles has entered production with the LS218 motorcycle. This motorcycle uses large 47Ah extreme-fast-charge Si-dominant lithium-ion cells that are using technology licensed from Enevate.
Lightning sold the first fast-charge production motorcycle in January with the following specifications for the LS218:
- 10 minutes fast charge from 20 to 80% SOC
- 200+ Fwy mile range with 28.3kWh usable battery pack
- 248 rwhp and 226 ft/lbs torque
Before the release of the first production motorcycle, Lightning performed extensive road testing.
In November 2023, Lightning rode the development motorcycle 710 miles round trip in one day from Hollister, California, to Irvine, enabled by Enevate’s fast-charge Si technology. Competing E-motorcycles in the market with conventional Li-ion batteries require about two days to make the same trip with the packs requiring as long as four to six hours to charge.
Lightning’s release to production of the first motorcycle with Enevate’s technology marks an important milestone in the E-motorcycle industry. Fast charge electric motorcycles have increased utility and spend more time on the road instead of waiting at the charging cord. Electric motorcycle riders can now keep up on long distance trips with their friends who ride conventional motorcycles.
“With Enevate technology, Lightning has been able to offer the first fast charge production motorcycle in the world, which offers a range of over 200 miles at freeway speeds with a 28kWh pack,” said Lightning Motorcycles CEO and founder, Richard Hatfield. “This range is much higher than what Lightning has previously been able to offer, using conventional Li-ion batteries.”
Enevate’s extreme-fast-charging and silicon-dominant battery technology delivers up to 10 times faster charging than conventional lithium-ion batteries while enabling high energy densities along with a variety of other benefits, such as improved safety, low cost, low-temperature operation for cold climates, and reduced carbon footprint.
This technology is compatible with state-of-the-art battery manufacturing equipment, meaning it does not require pre-lithiation or new capital-intensive production processes. With its extreme fast charge capability, it also allows batteries to charge in as fast as five minutes, while delivering industry high-energy density and performance.
“Our partnership with Lightning continues to grow and mature,” said Bob Kruse, CEO of Enevate. “Together we have developed the world’s first application of silicon anode fast charge technology. Enevate is proud to be part of the Lightning electric performance motorcycle programs. For the consumer, this means that riders of electric motorcycles with Enevate technology can now ride all day alongside conventional motorcycles without waiting hours on a charge cord.”
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