Vehicle OEM Honda Vietnam – a part of Honda Motor Company – has used a ternary lithium-ion battery in its first Vietnam-made electric scooter to be launched onto the country’s market
The ICON e: 1.5kW battery has a range of around 50km per charge and can be recharged within 7.5 hours, according to Honda.
The vehicle is being built at Honda Vietnam’s production line in Vinh Phuc province.
The e-bike goes on sale this month at a cost of around $1.130, although crucially this is without the battery. This could be because 1.3-kilogram battery has been designed to be removed to allow stand-alone charging as well as on-board charging.
Honda first entered the Vietnam market in 1996, and has grown its market share to 70-80% of the country’s motorbike market.
A ternary lithium battery uses a polymer containing nickel, cobalt, manganese (or aluminium) as the anode. The technology has a high charging speed, a high energy density, high charge and discharge efficiency, and is not resistant to high temperatures. A ternary lithium battery can reach 250Wh/kg and normally range from 170-200Wh/kg.
