Germany Akasol supplies lithium ion battery system for Daimler subsidiary.

It is reported that Germany is made for Daimler subsidiary EvoBus Akasol lithium ion battery system, and the latter plan launched in IAA commercial motor show in September for new Citaro bus. The bus will be equipped with up to 10 AkasolAKASYSTEMOEM battery pack (the maximum capacity of 243 kilowatt-hours). Vehicle technology can achieve the requirements of high performance charge and discharge, high energy density and the service life.

Akasol lang in Germany in the fall of 2017 root (Langen) opened a commercial vehicle battery production factories. The facility's annual capacity of 300 megawatts. Akasol said, this is Europe's largest commercial vehicle lithium-ion battery production factories.

EvoBus has been committed to the development, testing and verification AKASYSTEMOEM battery system. AkasolCitaro battery system can quick charge in order to meet user needs, and can also provide additional equipment such as air conditioning and electrical systems. The vehicle can be configured in the 6 to 10 battery pack, part of the installation on the top of the car, the other part installed at the rear, the range of about 150 km (93 miles).

According to one study, PWC consulting company currently has 200 electric vehicles in the German public transport buses, but more than 20000 diesel buses. And this year the number of electric vehicle is expected to double. At the same time, Hamburg and other cities announced that by 2020, will only deploy CitaroE - CELL, etc. New zero emission vehicle.

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