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KOMAKI Launches Fire Resistant Batteries In India.
In the last year of the EV boom in India, battery packs have caught on fire, hurting the EV two-wheeler sales in India. Komaki has come up with a solution to overcome this problem.
The EV firm Komaki made an improved battery for EVs and introduced lithium-ion Ferro phosphate batteries (LiFePO4) into the market.
According to the company, these batteries have a much lesser chance of catching on fire as they contain iron inside which acts as a fireproof material.
Komaki has not just kept this breakthrough to themselves, the company announced that these batteries will come installed on every two-wheeler from every manufacturer from the next month.
“This breakthrough will further establish Komaki as a trusted brand in the market. We have developed an easy-to-use mobile application which will notify the end users and dealers about the battery health,” said Gunjan Malhotra, Director, Komaki Electric Division.
“It will also allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to repair the batteries from a central location. This will avoid unnecessary to and fro of batteries that can lead to transit damage,” Malhotra added.
Komaki claimed, that the cells of the battery contain iron, which makes these batteries more secure from fire even in extreme cases. The number of cells is also reduced by one-third, this will reduce the heat generated inside the battery.
An active balancing mechanism has also been installed in the batteries to balance the cells in the battery every few seconds.
The company informed, “the hardware Battery Management System (BMS) has been changed to Advanced Communication Based Protocol which will read and update the battery status every second.”
LiFePO4 batteries have a life cycle of 2500-3000 times which is way better than the 800 charge life cycle of Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) batteries. The LiFePO4 battery claims to give a range of 300kms on a single charge in the Komaki Venice.
More breakthroughs like this are expected to be made as the EV sector booms in India and all the companies try to capture the market with the help of innovations in the already present technologies.
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