Quick rechargeable electric scooters in Rotterdam
In Rotterdam, companies Eneco Energie, Epyon and Qwic work together to make the use of electric scooters more attractive thanks to the installation of bollards fast. The project, entitled NRGSPOT, is an initiative of Eneco.
So far, the wider use of electric scooters was hampered by an excessively long period of recharging batteries up to 8 hours. The young company Epyon Delft was able to reduce the time to recharge a quarter of an hour or half an hour. The new technique reloading of lithium batteries is to use a charger controlled by computer. Aboard the scooter, a system that monitors the status of batteries communicates with the rapid charger to optimize reloading. The company has been Eypon present the award for best innovation in the field of sustainable development and the environment by Kennisalliantie Zuid-Holland.
The first two terminals fast, named NRGSPOT, will be installed in the centre of Rotterdam before the summer. The idea ultimately is to install a much larger number. The company Qwic Rotterdam will deliver scooters. They will benefit from a range of 60 to 70 km. The basic rate for reloading is one euro. There is also a rate per kWh which will be calculated according to the type of vehicle. It is still possible to recharge the scooter at home for a discounted rate of around 40 euro cents. The battery life is five to ten years. The price of a scooter is still quite high, but for frequent use, fuel expenses are eight times lower than a traditional scooter.
The project's goal is to install NRGSPOT its terminals in other Dutch cities, The Hague has already expressed interest. The extension of the technique to other types of vehicles including the cars is envisaged.
About NRGspot:
Together with utility company Eneco the concept of NRGspot was developed. The NRGspot system is part of a public ultra fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles enabling clean transportation in cities across Europe. NRG spot can be used to fast charge electric vehicles ranging from delivery scooters, and electric bicycles to electric cars and delivery trucks. The infrastructure consists of a broad range of different charging stations which act together as an overall infrastructure.
Epyon:
Epyon B.V., a spin-off company of the Delft University of Technology, develops technology and IP in the field of ultra fast charging of advanced lithium-ion batteries. Their strength is their knowledge of state-of-the-art energy storage media and super capacitors in combination with their in-house capabilities to create intelligent computer-controlled power conversion systems.
Dutch startup Epyon says it can charge the battery of an electric vehicle in 10 minutes — a mere fraction of the 8-10 hours it can take to charge an electric car in a standard outlet. The two-year-old company’s charging technology, which was developed at the Delft University of Technology, isn’t available yet, but Epyon just raised funding from Canadian VCs Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital and European sister firm, SET Venture Partners, to help it move closer to production.
Sources:
http://earth2tech.com
http://www.chrysalix.com
http://www.epyon.nl/
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