Properties Of The Battery

The lightweight battery is a lithium-ion battery with LiFe04 (lithium-iron-phosphate) cells. The significantly higher specific performance of lithium-ion batteries compared with conventional lead batteries means that a lower capacity can be selected. While a lead battery is only designed to be discharged at a residual capacity of around 50%, this is possible at around 20% with a lithium-ion battery without reducing the vehicle's starting capability.