New technology from EEVAM Technologies aims to extend the battery life.

Electric vehicles are rapidly reshaping the mobility infrastructure in many countries around the world. In the USA, the use of electric vehicles has grown significantly, with nearly one million electric vehicles on US roads in 2023, representing about 6% of all vehicles in circulation. Forecasts suggest that this number will only increase in the coming years. That being said, the demand for motors and batteries with better performance is increasing, and as a result, we are witnessing the entry of many new technologies in this sector. One of the latest innovations in the area of batteries for electric vehicles comes from EEVAM Technologies, a Spanish company specialized in electric mobility. At EICMA 2023, they presented an interesting battery solution for electric vehicles that operate with multiple batteries – such as electric motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and bicycles. Dubbed Powermaster, the system was designed as a ready-to-use solution and promises to optimize battery performance, not only for better range but also for a longer lifespan. Source: https://www.rideapart.com

Electric vehicles equipped with a battery module configuration receive power from one battery at a time. When the first battery is completely depleted, only then is the second battery activated, and so on. The lifespan of batteries is typically evaluated in cycles, with some batteries promising more than 1,000 charging cycles. What the Powermaster from EEVAM aims to do here is reduce the number of cycles (from full to completely empty), extracting energy simultaneously from multiple batteries. The Powermaster is also equipped with advanced algorithms that accurately distribute energy among the different vehicle modules.

According to EEVAM Technologies, the Powermaster optimizes the performance of the entire electrical system, not only in terms of single charge autonomy, but more importantly, in terms of longevity. The basis of the proposal is simple, but the results vary depending on a series of variables. However, the logic behind it is that, since the batteries are less subject to complete discharge, they wear out more slowly and maintain a higher level of performance over a longer period of time.

Currently, the Powermaster from EEVAM already has industrial and financial support. In fact, the Powermaster is expected to be standard equipment in some models of electric motorcycles and quad bikes by 2024, such as those from Velca Motor. Do you think a technology like this has the potential for widespread application or is it an unnecessarily complex solution to a problem that would otherwise be insignificant?