The Story of BAAGH’s Lithium-Ion Batteries and Smart BEVs.
During his stay at China, Mr. Kazi met with countless manufacturers in search of the one who would bring his vision to light. He came back having established partnerships with some of China’s biggest vehicle and battery manufacturers. Along with him, Mr. Kazi brought back high efficiency solar panels and lithium-ion batteries fully equipped with the latest battery technology. And thus began the testing, over the following months we tested the batteries and solar panels on numerous local easy bikes. The results were clear, Lithium-Ion batteries performed 30% better than their lead acid counterparts in terms of range. The weighed a third and charged at least 3 hours quicker than the best lead acid batteries. Moreover, these batteries contained no lead acid and caused no pollution. While testing the lithium-ion batteries, the need for battery charging stations and the subsequent issues concerning the monitoring of these stations became a concern for Mr. Kazi. So, we started working on designing our own charging and swapping stations. We conducted nationwide surveys and signed up numerous battery shops and gasoline stations who were willing to convert their stations to electric charging stations. At the same time, we realized the positive impact an entire nationwide fleet of smart BEV taxis would have on the environment. During the course of the testing and over the following months we kept updating our design; we wanted our vehicle to be the best in its class and were not willing to take any shortcuts.