Ultra-fast Charging, Safer Carbon-Ion Super Caps to Debut

The Zap&Go Carbon-Ion™ cell, an ultra-fast charging, non-flammable, near-term alternative to lithium-ion batteries developed by ZapGo Ltd, will make its debut at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2017) in Las Vegas on January 5-8, 2017 at Booth #40143. This is the first technology with the potential to combine the fast-charging characteristics of a supercapacitor with the performance of a lithium-ion battery.

With this platform technology, ZapGo Ltd is aiming to revolutionize the charge time and battery life for a range of innovative consumer electronic products, and will be in commercialized products such as cordless power tools, robot cleaners and electric bikes during late 2017. The company recently raised $7.6m (£5.7m) to bring its novel supercapacitor technology to market.

On display at the booth will be a range of functioning products where the recharge time has been reduced from hours to sub-five minutes. These include a Razor E300-scooter, a Nyko Zap&Go Carbon-Ion powered bicycle energy pack and a Nyko Bluetooth five-minute charging speaker, an 18-volt power drill and a cordless cleaner.

“We believe our technology represents a transformative next step beyond the current standard which uses lithium-ion as its power source,” said Stephen Voller, CEO of ZapGo Ltd. “Our Carbon-Ion cells are made of non-flammable nano-carbons and ionic electrolytes. They are superb conductors, very safe and recyclable.”

Charles Resnick, President of US Operations at ZapGo Inc., added, “As consumer products evolve rapidly to be faster, lighter and demand greater and greater power requirements, consumers will no longer be required to spend hours to have their battery recharged, only minutes. Consumers are longing for a power source that can not only dramatically reduce charging time but do it safely as well.”