Lithium Electric Bicycle Expected a Promising Future

In recent 10 years, electric bikes have realized a great-leap-forward development from scratch and great-leap-forward development from a small scale to a large scale. Statistics from the China Bicycle Association show that in 1998, when the electric bike industry began to start its development, the output of 16 manufacturing enterprises added up to 56,600 sets; by 2006, the output amounted to 21.30 million sets with an annual growth rate of 43.2 percent. As estimated by insiders, by 2010, both the output and sales volume of light-duty electric bikes will probably amount to 30 million sets, the export volume will probably amount to 5 million to 6 million sets, and the industrial output value of RMB70 billion yuan will be realized.
Thus, it can be seen that the market for electric bikes in China is embracing a phase of extensive development, during which it will become a hotspot attracting attention from many electric bike enterprises to strengthen brand establishment. Also, most electric bike enterprises have actually shown their importance attached to their respective brands in their actions.
Among all the electric bicycles, lithium battery one is the development trend and enjoys a promising future in the market with its obvious advantages.
Lithium-ion is a low maintenance battery, an advantage that most other chemistries cannot claim. There is no memory and no scheduled cycling is required to prolong the battery's life. In addition, the self-discharge is less than half compared to nickel-cadmium, making lithium-ion well suited for modern fuel gauge applications. lithium-ion cells cause little harm when disposed.The energy density of lithium-ion is typically twice that of the standard nickel-cadmium. There is potential for higher energy densities. The load characteristics are reasonably good and behave similarly to nickel-cadmium in terms of discharge.
"The weight of a lithium battery is only a quarter of that of a common lead acid storage battery or a common alkaline battery, but the charge capacity of the former is 50 percent higher while the service life being greatly prolonged." said Wang Wenduo from the Zhongxin Electric Bike Distribution Center situated in Beijing, "Once charged, a lithium battery can sustain a distance of 50km with an adult on the bike. Moreover, lithium batteries can even ensure the normal driving when the temperature decreases to 20 centigrade below zero in North China due to their advantages in terms of materials and technology."
Since lithium battery electric bikes were launched in the market in Beijing in 2006, portability, environment friendliness, fashion, and high technology have become the largest sales point for electric bikes of such a type while their market shares increase successively. At present, there have appeared over 100 types of domestic lithium battery electric bikes; and the hearty demands in the market show that the market for lithium battery electric bikes has become deeply greeted among consumers while such electric bikes will become mainstream products in the market.
At the very beginning, there were only one or two types of outdated electric bike of a simple type; up till now, there are nearly 100 luxury and high-graded lithium battery electric bikes. It is rejoicing that changes are so great and rapid. Electric bike enterprises do win out in the market and realize their healthy development by relying on such a kind of continual research, development, and innovations, and getting rid of the stale products and bringing forth the fresh products.(some from china economic net)

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