On November 20, 2023, many domestic electric two-wheeler enterprises jointly released the achievements of lithium battery technology upgrading, marking that China's electric two-wheelers have achieved simultaneous breakthroughs in the three core fields of range, safety and cost, further promoting the process of electrification transformation and providing consumers with more reliable travel solutions.
The core of this technological upgrade focuses on the performance optimization of lithium batteries. Yadea's new generation of long-range lithium batteries adopts high-density cell technology, with a 20% increase in capacity under the same volume. Equipped with an intelligent energy recovery system, the cruising range of mainstream models exceeds 150km, completely solving the pain point of consumers' "range anxiety". Aima launched flame-retardant and explosion-proof lithium batteries. By optimizing the cell structure and adding flame-retardant coatings, it has passed 7 extreme environment safety tests, eliminating safety hazards such as battery fire and explosion, and filling the gap in industry safety technology.
In addition to leading enterprises, intelligent new forces such as Niu Technologies and Segway-Ninebot also made simultaneous efforts to launch modular lithium batteries that can be quickly disassembled and expanded on demand, supporting dual modes of household 220V charging and outdoor fast charging, with charging efficiency increased by 30%. At the same time, equipped with APP intelligent monitoring function, it can real-time check the battery health status and remaining power, realizing the whole life cycle management of the battery.
Market feedback shows that the sales volume of models equipped with the new generation of lithium batteries increased by 35% year-on-year. Among them, long-range and high-safety models have become the first choice of consumers. Especially in northern regions, the launch of cold-resistant lithium batteries has effectively alleviated the problem of reduced cruising range of electric vehicles in winter. Industry technical experts said that the continuous iteration of lithium batteries is the key to promoting electric two-wheelers to replace fuel-powered commuter vehicles. It is expected that in 2024, the proportion of high-end lithium battery models will exceed 40%, and the industry technical threshold will be further raised.
At the same time, the lithium battery recycling system is gradually improved. The electric two-wheeler battery recycling pilot led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has been launched in 10 provinces across the country, standardizing the battery recycling and echelon utilization process, which not only reduces environmental pressure, but also further reduces the use cost of lithium batteries, laying the foundation for the sustainable development of the electrification industry.