U.S.: Evercel provides batteries for electric scooters

Advanced Battery Technology, Feb 2001

Evercel, Inc., of Danbury, Connecticut, developer and manufacturer of advanced rechargeable batteries, has announced that its joint venture in China, Xiamen Three Circles-ERC Battery Corp., Ltd., has received an order for its premium rechargeable nickel-zinc batteries from the Flying Electric Motor Co., Ltd. The batteries will be used in a new line of electric scooters for the Taiwan market. The initial order is for 400 of the batteries valued at approximately $50,000. Projected demand is for 20,000 additional batteries valued at approximately $2 million.

Flying Motor Co., Ltd., is a new electric scooter manufacturer in Taiwan chaired by Zhuang Tian Guang, who also owns two TV shopping channels on which he plans to sell directly to consumers.

In December the Taiwan Environment Protection Bureau (EPB) announced that the government would continue subsidizing electric scooter manufacturers to accelerate industry development as a solution to Taiwan's serious air pollution problem. The government also has entered into an agreement with five electric scooter makers in order to encourage the adaptation of high-performance batteries instead of lower performance lead-acid batteries.

For details, visit www.evercel.com