2024: Domino Containers - The Next Step. News from the Domino Container commu...
h-bat in e-scooters
1. H-Bat Potential in Electrical Scooters
More E-scooters are being sold because cleaning of the cities in noise and pollution and because of the banning of cars, so
alternatives like the scooter as straight forward.
The comparison is made to the iconic Italian Scooter brand Vespa and its electrical version Ellectrica, which is currently Li-
Ion Powered.
Market Potential
Data is represented from the Vespa website, https://elettrica.vespa.com/en/ and from https://indianautosblog.com/
everything-about-vespa-elettrica-electric-scooter-p320558.
Specifications
Prometheon Technologies September 2020 47
2. Comparison between different H-Bat versions and Vespa Elletrica
Description Vespa
Elletrica
Demo HB1 HB2
Battery Weight (kg) 25 13 18 18
Battery Volume (litres) 10 (*) 10 10 10
Battery Volume 80% (**)
in litres
8 8 8 8
Battery Energy (kWh) 4.2 2.9 6.6 8.8
Battery Continuous
Power for same battery
volume (kW)
3.5 0.72 1.79 2.15
Range (km) 80 55 125 167
Acceleration Good
Acceleration
Need for extra
battery capacity
to match normal
acceleration
Need for extra
battery capacity
to match normal
acceleration
Need for extra battery
capacity to match
normal acceleration
Desired Continuous
Power Output
3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Extra Battery Volume
needed to achieve
acceleration equal to
3.5 kW (litres)
0 19 5 3
Equivalent Battery
Energy (kWh)
4.2 9.7 10.8 12.2
Equivalent New Range
(km)
80 184 205 232
(*) This is an estimate as we could not find the dimensions, for Li-Ion there is an average of 2.5 weight to litres ratio, so
1 litre weighs 2.5 kg
(**) We assume only 80% of the total battery volume is battery, the rest is auxiliary
Comparison between Vespa Elletrica and different H-Bat versions
Description Vespa Elletrica Demo HB1 HB2
Continuous Power Output (kW) 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Energy Storage (kWh) 4.2 9.7 10.8 12.2
Battery Volume (litres) 10 29 15 13
Range (km) 80 184 205 232
Below the performance of the Vespa Elletrica is compared to the 3 different H-Bat versions, Demo model, HB1 and HB2
Comparative Analysis
Prometheon Technologies September 2020 48
3. Comparison between Vespa Elletrica and different H-Bat versions
0.0
80.0
160.0
240.0
Vespa Elletrica Demo HB1 HB2
232
205
184
80
13
15
29
10 12.2
10.8
9.7
4.2
Energy Storage (kWh) Battery Volume (litres) Range (km)
Prometheon Technologies September 2020 49