Pack manufacturer Evida Power to provide up to 50,000 Li-ion battery packs to Mia Electric
08 March 2011
Evida Power, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of lithium-iron-phosphate battery packs, recently signed an agreement worth more than US$250 million with German and French electric vehicle manufacturer Mia Electric, to provide 8 kWh battery packs for three new vehicle models until 2016. Evida’ first major project was as designer of the first swappable battery pack for Project Better Place.
The five-year contract will see the company supply up to 10,000 units per year to power Mia’s zero-emission three and four-seater Mia town car (named Mia and Mia L), and its utility vehicle, which features a 1,500-liter cargo volume. The 8 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery packs will provide the vehicles with a range of between 80 and 90 km (50 and 60 miles) per charge in urban cycle, and can be fully recharged in less than three hours when connected to a standard 220V power supply. The battery pack can also be fast-charged with a 10-minute rapid-charge for an extra 8 km of range.
Mia has initiated pre-sales of its vehicles to municipal and corporate fleet operators in France and Germany, including the regional utility organization, STAWAG Stadtwerke Aachen AG and the Nuremberg-based NRGIE. Initial delivery of the Mia town cars will begin from 1 June 2011.
Evida worked closely with Mia Electric’s design and production teams in Cerizay, France, to provide a customized, complete battery and vehicle integration solution including battery cells, modules, cooling systems, battery management system (BMS) and integrated software tools.
Fast chargers are an expensive high demand load on the grid. A high power natural fueled engine is a better solution. The heat can be used by the locality. ..HG..
Posted by: Henry Gibson | 08 March 2011 at 11:12 AM