Advertisement

If you have an ACS member number, please enter it here so we can link this account to your membership. (optional)

ACS values your privacy. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. We use the information you provide to make your reading experience better, and we will never sell your data to third party members.

ENJOY UNLIMITED ACCES TO C&EN

Energy

Lithium-sulfur to power e-scooter

by Alex Scott
June 20, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 25

[+]Enlarge
Credit: Oxis
A researcher at Oxis’s labs in Oxfordshire, England, places battery cells on a testing platform.
Photo of a researcher at Oxis’s labs in Oxfordshire, England, placing battery cells on a testing platform.
Credit: Oxis
A researcher at Oxis’s labs in Oxfordshire, England, places battery cells on a testing platform.

Oxis Energy, a U.K.-based battery developer, is partnering with Denmark’s Lithium Balance to make a lithium-sulfur battery for electric scooters. The pair aims to introduce the battery in China by 2018. Their prototype is 60% lighter than lead batteries and goes further on a charge, Oxis says. China is home to 30 million electric scooters, of which 98% use lead acid batteries. Separately, CAMX Power has granted Johnson Matthey a license to use its CAM-7 nickel-based cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries.

Article:

This article has been sent to the following recipient:

0 /1 FREE ARTICLES LEFT THIS MONTH Remaining
Chemistry matters. Join us to get the news you need.