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American Company Closed Partnership with CBMM for the Development of an Electric Motorcycle That Uses Niobium from Brazil in Several Components.
The much-anticipated electric motorcycle that uses niobium from Brazil to exceed incredible 400 km/h has finally had its first images released and some information revealed. The vehicle is a result of a partnership between the American Lightining Motorcycles and the Brazilian Company of Metallurgy and Mining (CBMM). The model, called Tachyon Nb, appeared in a teaser.
Electric Motorcycle Project Aims to Break the 400 km/h Barrier
The main technical details about the electric motorcycle with niobium from Brazil have not yet been disclosed, such as power, top speed, and battery performance. According to CBMM, more information about the vehicle will be announced soon.
In the material released, the company responsible for producing electric motorcycles states that niobium from Brazil has been used in several components, including disc brakes, chassis, and charging module, among others. As announced earlier this year, the project aims to enable the electric motorcycle to break the 400 km/h barrier.
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In 2015, the LS-218 model, also from the manufacturer, reached a mark of 218.637 miles, equivalent to 351.787 km/h, in the Bonneville Salt Flats, in the United States, earning a position in the ranking of the fastest production electric motorcycle in the world. In the near future, we may see the vehicle with niobium from Brazil in action at the same location.
Niobium from Brazil Could Revolutionize the Electric Motorcycle Market
According to CBMM and Lightning, niobium from Brazil can maximize the performance and speed of these vehicles.
According to the CEO and founder of Lightning Motorcycles, Richard Hatfield, when closing the partnership with CBMM, reducing the vehicle’s weight was crucial to achieving high performance, and thus, the company is already utilizing some niobium applications. The metal is considered an enhancer of components, making steels even lighter and stronger.
Its name is derived from a Greek goddess, Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, and it is element number 41 on the periodic table. Besides Lightining, CBMM also has another electric motorcycle in development with the Chinese company Horwin, which plans to use Brazilian niobium for ultra-fast charging of electric motorcycles.
Partnership Between CBMM and Horwin
The electric motorcycle scenario may change soon with the arrival of ultra-fast charging batteries with niobium from CBMM that are already in testing phase in Brazil.
Horwin, after announcing its electric motorcycle production factory in Manaus, closed a partnership with CBMM, which generates the material needed for the production of niobium batteries in Araxá, in the Midwest of Minas, and plans to deliver electric motorcycles that can be recharged in up to 10 minutes.
According to the company’s battery program manager, Rogério Marques Ribas, the company has partnered with the Chinese company, and together, they are developing two demonstration electric motorcycles with Brazilian niobium.
Horwin has already announced that everything is on track with the pre-established plans and intends to use these niobium batteries in its production line at the Manaus factory.
Niobium does not replace lithium in batteries; however, it acts as an enhancer for the batteries. The manager states that nearly 95% of the technologies in smartphones, computers, and electric cars are lithium batteries.
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