EICMA 2021: NAWA Racer e-motorbike prototype revealed with world’s first hybrid battery system, and 300km range

Thanks to its lithium-ion battery, the NAWA Racer can cover 150km on a mixed cycle, and can double it to 300km via braking regeneration.

NAWA Technologies revealed the first fully rideable prototype of its NAWA Racer electric motorbike at the world’s biggest two-wheeled show, EICMA 2021 in Milan. First unveiled in concept form at CES 2020, NAWA joined forces with partners to accelerate the development of the new machine, which is a zero-emission motorbike that illustrates how NAWA’s nano-based ultracapacitors, called NAWACap, can be applied to a real-world EV powertrain, by combining them with conventional lithium-ion cells to create a hybrid battery system.

For the initial design of the concept, NAWA was supported by expert design and engineering services provider UK-based Envisage Group. To develop a dynamic prototype, it had the support of the innovation arm of the European Innovation Institute, assembling an expert consortium of French partners comprised of NAWA itself, AKKA Technologies, Pronergy, FAAR, and YSY Group. The innovation opens up new possibilities for all e-powertrains, improving efficiency, reducing charging times, and extending system life. Entirely modular and scalable, the system is applicable to any electric vehicle and can reduce the size of the lithium-ion battery by up to half, or extend the range by up to double or a combination in between.