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Thanks for all those questions! No we will ship standard cells that we tested the battery with (it is EU-certified, and UL-certification is ongoing) Yes! The b

by oulipo 2y ago

Thanks for all those questions! No we will ship standard cells that we tested the battery with (it is EU-certified, and UL-certification is ongoing) Yes! The battery is quite safe now! We have iterated on the design for close to 4 years now. We have added safeties everywhere so that even a misplaced cell wouldn't be dangerous. And as you mention the fireproof casing is the extra layer of safety, so that if there is an unlikely thermal event, no flames can go out. We've been running those batteries for around 2 years on about 1000 shared mobility e-bikes in France, so we're quite sure of the design!

acyou 2y ago
That's great to hear. UL certification is a starting point. How is that going? What does EU-certified mean with regards to battery safety? I think the sticking point with UL is that you need to know the specific application in order to assess the downstream risks. Are you able to do the UL certification for multiple bikes, or just a specific model? Are you able to get UL certification for multiple different cell brands, or do you need to do a different certification for each type of cells used in the pack? I'm assuming mixed salvaged cells are off the table for UL certification?